Thursday, August 12th, 2021 3:10PM CST
The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox by a score of 8-1 on August 12, 2021, expanding their advantage in the American League East standings. A key moment came in the sixth inning when Wander Franco hit a tiebreaking two-run home run. Drew Rasmussen also provided a solid performance, throwing four strong innings in his spot start for Tampa Bay.
Date: Thursday, August 12th, 2021
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Fenway Park
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 26,803
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TB |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

Doubles: Devers (31, Rasmussen)
Runs Batted In: Devers (85)
2-out Runs Batted In: Devers
Ground Into Double Play: Bogaerts
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-1 (Martinez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Martinez 1

Pitcher Notes: Davis pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ; Houck pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Balks: Robles
Intentional Walks: Kiermaier (by Robles).; Díaz (by Taylor).; Díaz (by Davis).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Robles 3/6; Taylor 2/3; Ríos 6/8; Davis 2/3; Houck 12/21
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Robles-2-1-5-2; Taylor-2-2-3-1; Ríos-5-2-1-8; Davis-1-2-2-1; Houck-11-18-19-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Robles 0-2; Taylor 1-0; Ríos 3-3; Houck 2-5
Game Scores: T Houck 49

Errors: Plawecki (2, throw)

Doubles: Cruz (16, Houck); Kiermaier (13, Ríos)
Triples: Wendle (3, Davis)
Home Runs: Zunino (23, 8th inning off Ríos 2 on, 1 Out); Franco (5, 6th inning off Houck 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Zunino 3 (44), Margot (47), Lowe (65), Franco 2 (22)
Sacrifice Flies: Margot; Lowe
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (Zunino 1-2, Wendle 0-1, Meadows 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zunino 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McHugh 2/7; Chargois 2/3; Sherriff 2/4; Head 2/3; Rasmussen 10/14
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McHugh-7-4-5-4; Chargois-1-1-2-2; Sherriff-6-1-0-1; Head-3-1-2-1; Rasmussen-10-7-8-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McHugh 3-0; Chargois 0-2; Sherriff 1-0; Head 0-2; Rasmussen 3-4
Game Scores: D Rasmussen 58

Double Plays: 1 (Wendle-Lowe-Díaz)

Stolen Bases: Kiermaier (8, 2nd base off Houck/Plawecki)
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