The Tampa Bay Rays pulled off a thrilling victory over the Boston Red Sox in game 3 of the American League Divisional Series.
The team was tied going into the bottom of the 9th inning. With two outs, Jose Lobaton stepped up to the plate and belted a solo home run to propel the Rays to their first win in the series.
The Red Sox held a 1-0 lead into the 5th, when they extended their lead to 3. The teams traded a run apiece thereafter, and both had opportunities for go-ahead runs before the 9th inning.
Game 4 of the series is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2013, in Tampa. The Rays trail face elimination (1-2) and will try to extend their season with a win.
The following statistics are provided courtesy of ESPN.
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .571 | .571 | .714 |
| S Victorino RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .455 | .538 | .455 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .231 | .214 | .308 |
| D Ortiz DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | .444 | .615 | 1.222 |
|
Q Berry PR-DH
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
|
b-M Carp PH-DH
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| M Napoli 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .200 | .385 | .300 |
| D Nava LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
|
a-J Gomes PH-LF
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .400 | .375 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .375 | .444 | .500 |
| S Drew SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .154 | .154 | .308 |
| W Middlebrooks 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | .200 | .333 | .300 |
|
X Bogaerts PR-3B
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| D DeJesus LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .400 | .571 | .600 |
|
a-S Rodriguez PH-LF-1B
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .167 | .167 | .667 |
| B Zobrist 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .182 | .308 | .455 |
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .222 | .417 | .556 |
| W Myers RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
|
J McGee P
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .800 | |
| J Loney 1B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .625 | .727 | .875 |
|
S Fuld PR-RF
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| D Jennings CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .300 | .417 | .300 |
| M Joyce DH-RF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Y Escobar SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .333 | .333 | .417 |
| J Molina C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
|
b-D Young PH
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .250 | .286 |
|
F Rodney P
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 143 | |||
