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Series: Game 3 of 4

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Tampa Bay leads 2-1 (as of 9/17)

Game 1: Thursday, September 15
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Game 2: Friday, September 16
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Game 3: Saturday, September 17
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Game 4: Sunday, September 18
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Rays 4

(84-67, 42-34 away)

Red Sox 3

(87-64, 44-32 home)

4:10 PM ET, September 17, 2011

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts 

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W: J. Niemann (11-7)

L: J. Lester (15-8)

S: J. Peralta (4)

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Tampa Bay - Top of 1st		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonTBBOS
D Jennings walked.00
B Upton sacrificed to third, D Jennings to second.00
E Longoria grounded out to second, D Jennings to third.00
B Zobrist homered to left (328 feet), D Jennings scored.20
J Damon popped out to catcher.20
2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 1st		SCORE
Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
J Ellsbury struck out looking.20
D Pedroia grounded out to third.20
A Gonzalez struck out swinging.20
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonTBBOS
S Rodriguez flied out to left.20
C Kotchman grounded out to pitcher.20
B Guyer struck out swinging.20
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 2nd		SCORE
Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop.20
J Reddick walked.20
J Saltalamacchia grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, J Reddick out at second.20
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonTBBOS
J Lobaton struck out looking.20
D Jennings doubled to left.20
B Upton grounded out to shortstop, D Jennings to third.20
D Jennings scored on J Lester's wild pitch.30
E Longoria walked.30
B Zobrist flied out to center.30
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 3rd		SCORE
Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
C Crawford singled to center.30
M Aviles doubled to left center, C Crawford scored.31
M Scutaro sacrificed to pitcher, M Aviles to third.31
J Ellsbury hit sacrifice fly to right, M Aviles scored.32
D Pedroia struck out swinging.32
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 4th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonTBBOS
J Damon walked.32
J Damon caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.32
S Rodriguez walked.32
C Kotchman grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, S Rodriguez out at second.32
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 4th		SCORE
Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
A Gonzalez walked.32
D Ortiz flied out to center.32
J Reddick singled to right, A Gonzalez to second.32
J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging.32
C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Reddick out at second.32
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 5th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonTBBOS
B Guyer singled to left.32
J Lobaton popped out to second.32
D Jennings flied out to center.32
B Upton singled to center, B Guyer to second.32
E Longoria singled to right, B Guyer scored, B Upton to third.42
B Zobrist struck out looking.42
1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 5th		SCORE
Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
M Aviles struck out looking.42
M Scutaro struck out looking.42
J Ellsbury safe at first on error by shortstop S Rodriguez.42
J Ellsbury stole second.42
J Ellsbury caught stealing third, pitcher to third.42
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 6th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonTBBOS
J Damon flied out to center.42
S Rodriguez popped out to second.42
C Kotchman grounded out to first.42
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 6th		SCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
M Moore relieved J Niemann.42
R Brignac at shortstop.42
D Pedroia grounded out to first.42
A Gonzalez walked.42
D Ortiz walked, A Gonzalez to second.42
J Reddick grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Ortiz out at second, A Gonzalez to third.42
J Saltalamacchia popped out to second.42
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 7th		SCORE
Jon Lester pitching for BostonTBBOS
B Guyer lined out to third.42
J Lobaton struck out swinging.42
D Jennings struck out swinging.42
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 7th		SCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
C Crawford singled to center.42
M Aviles reached on infield single to shortstop, C Crawford to second.42
M Scutaro bunted into fielder's choice to third, M Aviles out at second, C Crawford to third.42
M Scutaro to second on wild pitch by M Moore.42
J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop, C Crawford scored, M Scutaro to third.43
D Pedroia struck out swinging.43
1 Runs, 3 Hits, -1 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 8th		SCORE
Daniel Bard pitching for BostonTBBOS
D Bard relieved J Lester.43
B Upton flied out to center.43
E Longoria popped out to second.43
B Zobrist grounded out to first.43
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 8th		SCORE
Matt Moore pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
A Gonzalez struck out swinging.43
D Ortiz flied out to center.43
C Jackson hit for J Reddick.43
C Jackson popped out to shortstop.43
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Tampa Bay - Top of 9th		SCORE
Franklin Morales pitching for BostonTBBOS
D McDonald in right field.43
F Morales relieved D Bard.43
J Damon singled to center.43
R Brignac grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Damon out at second.43
R Brignac to second on balk by F Morales.43
C Kotchman grounded out to shortstop, R Brignac to third.43
B Guyer grounded out to second.43
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Boston - Bottom of 9th		SCORE
Joel Peralta pitching for Tampa BayTBBOS
S Fuld in right field.43
J Peralta relieved M Moore.43
J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging.43
C Crawford struck out swinging.43
M Aviles reached on infield single to shortstop.43
J Gathright ran for M Aviles.43
J Gathright stole second.43
M Scutaro grounded out to third.43
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors