Though it lacked the run value of his grand slam from Saturday, the baserunning he provided in the 10th inning on Sunday proved to be a game-winner.
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RAYS: DH Nick Franklin (left hamstring) was in the lineup for the first time since September 15. The Red Sox escaped further damage when Nick Franklin grounded into an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners.
Odorizzi went three innings and gave up two runs on four hits. Rodriguez allowed just one run and struck out 13 in 5 1/3 innings Sunday.
Brad Boxberger worked a scoreless eighth inning and Alex Colome a scoreless ninth. It was a bad send-terrible, really, from a usually ideal Butterfield-but Pedroia was able to dodge the first tag, sending him back behind home where a diving Luke Maile failed again to make contact, coming up short. He added a single in the second inning and finished the game.
23 of the 40 Rays hitters that came to the plate went down by way of the K, giving Red Sox pitchers a staggering 58 percent strikeout rate.
Hall of Famer Tom Seaver struck out 10 straight batters all by himself.
Evan Longoria‘s 10th inning single was his 169th hit on the season tying a career high previously done in 2010. That run was interrupted twice, when Kevin Kiermaier was struck on the hand by a pitch in the third inning and Curt Casali drew a walk in the fourth. Mookie Betts drove home an early Boston lead in the first after a Bogaerts walk and an Ortiz single, while Tampa evened the score with a Richie Shaffer sacrifice fly after a Mikie Mahtook double and Maile single. The Rays announced he left the game with a bruised left wrist.
The call confirmed after a video review that lasted 39 seconds.
Eduardo Rodriguez was electric in holding the Rays to just one earned run in 5 1/3 innings of work. He had three hits and moved past Frank Thomas for 107th place on the career list with 2,469 hits. His last 11 outs and 12 of his last 13 outs were recorded via the strikeout.
NOTES: The Rays had planned a retirement ceremony for Red Sox DH David Ortiz but Ortiz asked the Rays to cancel the ceremony to honor the death of Marlins RHP Jose Fernandez, who died in a boating accident off the shores of Miami Beach.
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The Rays held a moment of silence for the 24-year old Jose Fernandez prior to the game. Sox 2-2. Abad was done and Joe Kelly came into the game to try to stop the Rays from taking the lead. Lifetime, he is 0-0 with a 4.73 ERA (14-ER/26.2-IP) in 11 appearances against the White Sox (all with the Tigers).
