Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2
When: 6:10 PM ET, Saturday, March 31, 2018
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Lazaro Diaz
Attendance: 17838
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Mookie Betts RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .182
Andrew Benintendi CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000
Hanley Ramirez DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250
J.D. Martinez LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .200
Xander Bogaerts SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .667
Mitch Moreland 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .000
Eduardo Nunez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250
Brock Holt 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .000
Sandy Leon C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .000
Totals 33 3 7 2 6 5 20  
Batting
2B - Mookie Betts (1), Hanley Ramirez (1), J.D. Martinez (1), Xander Bogaerts (5)
HR - Xander Bogaerts (1)
TB - Mookie Betts 2, Hanley Ramirez 2, J.D. Martinez 3, Xander Bogaerts 7
RBI - Xander Bogaerts 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Andrew Benintendi (1), Brock Holt (1), Sandy Leon 3 (3)
GIDP - Hanley Ramirez (1)
Team LOB - 9
Baserunning
CS - Mookie Betts (1, 2nd by Roe/Sucre)
SB - Hanley Ramirez (1, 3rd off Yarbrough/Sucre)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Rick Porcello (W 1-0) 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 1.69
Heath Hembree (H 1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Bobby Poyner (H 1) 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.50
Carson Smith (H 1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 13.50
Craig Kimbrel (SV 2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
WP - Heath Hembree
Pitches-Strikes - Rick Porcello 89-61, Heath Hembree 21-12, Bobby Poyner 9-6, Carson Smith 13-8, Craig Kimbrel 16-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Rick Porcello 4-5, Heath Hembree 0-1, Bobby Poyner 0-0, Carson Smith 0-1, Craig Kimbrel 0-0
Batters Faced - Rick Porcello 23, Heath Hembree 5, Bobby Poyner 3, Carson Smith 3, Craig Kimbrel 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Heath Hembree 2-1, Bobby Poyner 1-0
Tampa Bay
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Denard Span DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .286
Kevin Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .091
Carlos Gomez RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .182
Brad Miller 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .143
Matt Duffy 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .333
Joey Wendle 2B 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .000
Adeiny Hechavarria SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182
Mallex Smith LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333
Jesus Sucre C 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .500
     C.J. Cron PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125
Totals 33 2 8 2 3 7 13  
Batting
2B - Carlos Gomez (1)
HR - Carlos Gomez (1)
TB - Denard Span, Carlos Gomez 6, Matt Duffy 3, Mallex Smith, Jesus Sucre
RBI - Carlos Gomez (1), Joey Wendle (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Kevin Kiermaier 2 (2), Adeiny Hechavarria 2 (2)
SF - Joey Wendle (1)
Team LOB - 8
Baserunning
SB - Matt Duffy (1, 2nd off Smith/Leon)
Fielding
E - Matt Duffy (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Andrew Kittredge (L 0-1) 3.1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2.70
Ryan Yarbrough 4.0 4 1 1 3 3 0 2.25
Sergio Romo 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Chaz Roe 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.75
Pitches-Strikes - Andrew Kittredge 57-32, Ryan Yarbrough 73-43, Sergio Romo 13-6, Chaz Roe 13-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Andrew Kittredge 5-2, Ryan Yarbrough 3-3, Sergio Romo 0-1, Chaz Roe 0-1
Batters Faced - Andrew Kittredge 13, Ryan Yarbrough 20, Sergio Romo 3, Chaz Roe 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan Yarbrough 1-1, Sergio Romo 2-0