April 15, 2013: Rays 6 Red Sox 5

The Red Sox took on the Rays in the annual Patriots Day morning game, and what should have been a story about a comeback win fueled by a bases-loaded double from Will Middlebrooks is instead another sad tale about the Red Sox bullpen.

Andrew Bailey pitched the top of the 9th with a one run lead, and gave up 2 runs on 4 hits. At least he didn't give up a home run! Bailey and Joel Hanrahan have 3 losses and 6 blown saves between them. They have given up 12 homers combined in just 10 1/3 innings of work - 5 in 7 for Bailey, 7 in 3 1/3 for Hanrahan. They account for 60% of the home runs given up by the Red Sox through their first 12 games. They account for 1/3 of the earned runs given up by the Red Sox through their first 12 games.

I'm trying to hold out before the eventual change to Koji Uehara at closer, but these assbags are making it difficult!

BOXSCORE: 2013 Tampa Bay Rays At 2013 Boston Red Sox                4/15/2013
 
  Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Jennings CF       5  1  2  0 .326     J.Ellsbury CF       5  1  2  0 .436  
  B.Zobrist RF        5  2  2  1 .304     S.Victorino RF      3  1  1  0 .352  
  E.Longoria 3B       5  0  1  2 .302     D.Pedroia 2B        4  2  1  1 .370  
  M.Joyce LF          3  2  1  0 .313     M.Napoli 1B         5  0  0  0 .300  
  R.Roberts 2B        5  1  3  1 .300     J.Saltalamacchia C  3  1  3  1 .303  
  J.Loney 1B          5  0  2  1 .350     W.Middlebrooks 3B   4  0  1  3 .173  
  Y.Escobar SS        4  0  2  1 .255     S.Drew SS           2  0  0  0 .111  
  J.Lobaton C         4  0  0  0 .176     J.Gomes DH          4  0  0  0 .250  
  K.Johnson DH        4  0  0  0 .147     J.Bradley Jr LF     2  0  0  0 .184  
                                        A-P.Ciriaco PH        1  0  0  0 .143  
                                        B-D.Nava LF           1  0  0  0 .424  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  6 13  6                 Totals      34  5  8  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bradley Jr In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Ciriaco In 8th Inning
 
Rays............ 0 0 0  0 0 2  1 1 2  -  6 13  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 3 0  -  5  8  0
 
Rays (9-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Hellickson              5 1/3   3   2   2   3   7   0  92   8.03
K.Farnsworth BS(1st)      0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0  11  13.50
J.McGee HOLD(4th)         1 1/3   1   1   1   0   2   0  18   9.00
B.Gomes BS(1st)           0 1/3   2   2   2   2   1   0  18  54.00
J.Peralta WIN(1-0)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.08
F.Rodney HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  14   0.00
J.Wright SAVE(1st)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   8.00
Totals                    9       8   5   5   6  12   0
 
Red Sox (5-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
R.Dempster                7       7   3   3   2  12   1 107   4.00
K.Uehara                  1       2   1   1   0   3   0  19   1.50
A.Bailey L(0-2) BS(3rd)   0 2/3   4   2   2   0   1   0  20  10.29
A.Miller                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.50
Totals                    9      13   6   6   2  17   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 23,064 DATE- Monday, April 15th 2013 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Adrian Johnson, Fieldin Culbreth, Brian O'Nora, Bill Welke
T- 3:41
LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 9  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 1  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- B.Zobrist(3rd), R.Roberts(3rd), J.Ellsbury-2(4th), W.Middlebrooks(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Zobrist(3rd)
RBIs- B.Zobrist(10th), E.Longoria-2(16th), R.Roberts(1st), J.Loney(6th),
      Y.Escobar(3rd), D.Pedroia(12th), J.Saltalamacchia(3rd),
      W.Middlebrooks-3(7th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Joyce(1st), D.Pedroia(2nd)
WALKS- M.Joyce-2, S.Victorino-2, D.Pedroia, J.Saltalamacchia, S.Drew-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.Jennings-2, E.Longoria-3, R.Roberts-2, J.Loney-3, Y.Escobar,
             J.Lobaton-4, K.Johnson-2, J.Ellsbury-2, S.Victorino, M.Napoli-2,
             W.Middlebrooks-3, J.Bradley Jr-2, P.Ciriaco, D.Nava
GIDP- D.Pedroia
WILD PITCHES- K.Uehara
2-out RBI- Y.Escobar, J.Saltalamacchia, B.Zobrist, W.Middlebrooks-3
RLISP 2-out- J.Lobaton, B.Zobrist, J.Bradley Jr, J.Gomes, J.Loney, M.Napoli
 
In a dramatic ending the Tampa Bay Rays staged a comeback and held on to win
over the Boston Red Sox by the count of 6 to 5.
 
Tampa Bay came up with the deciding runs in the top of the 9th inning with 2
runs using 4 hits.  After an out was recorded, Desmond Jennings was the
sparkplug when he stroked a base-hit.  Ben Zobrist came next and he doubled.
Evan Longoria then lined a one-base hit.  One out later, Ryan Roberts stepped
up to the plate and he delivered a single.  James Loney was a strikeout
victim, unable to help out.  Neither team was able to score until the 6th
inning.  
 
The win was credited to Joel Peralta(1-0) who went 1/3 of an inning allowing
no runs. Peralta got help from Jamey Wright who earned his 1st save.  Andrew
Bailey(0-2) was given the loss in relief.  
 
Joe Maddon was very happy after the game, 'It's great to come back and win it
in your last at bats! Our guys just wouldn't give up.  And did you see the
fans - one minute they're laughing and screaming down all sorts of
unprintable stuff at our guys - the next minute - SILENCE! Yes sir, a very
enjoyable win this afternoon!'