ALDS Game 2: Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox, October 8, 2021
ALDS Game 2
October 8, 2021, 7:02 PM ET | Tropicana Field
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Tampa Bay Rays
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Boston Red SoxTampa Bay Rays
.777
OPS.750
219
HR222
829
Runs857
4.26
ERA3.67
1.38
WHIP1.17
1527
Strikeouts by pitchers1478
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Enrique Hernández led Boston Red Sox with 5 hits and 1 home run and 3 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Schwarber1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Dalbec1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Enrique HernándezCF | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex VerdugoLF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Danny SantanaPR/DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian VázquezC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Arroyo2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
Wander Franco and Ji Man Choi led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy ArozarenaLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wander FrancoSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Lowe2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yandy Díaz3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Luplow1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ji Man Choi1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Manuel MargotRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin MeadowsPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike ZuninoC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Francisco MejíaPH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin KiermaierCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 2 |
Pitching
Tanner Houck went 5.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (5 SO, 1 ER); Michael Wacha went 2.2 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (4 SO, 6 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Chris Sale | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Tanner Houck | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Ryan Brasier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Shane Baz | 2.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Collin McHugh | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Matt Wisler | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| David Robertson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Wacha | 2.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| JT Chargois | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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