Red Sox beat Rays, 12-2
The teams lined up after the pregame player introductions. The Red Sox hosted the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of their ALDS playoffs at Fenway Park.
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Outside of Fenway Park before the game, Bob Johnson (rear) and his dog Busta were dressed for the occasion.
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CJ Olivolo, 9, of Hilton Head, S.C., picked a Red Sox player to be photographed as before the game.
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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino (left) shared a moment with designated hitter David Ortiz.
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First responders and family members of those injured or killed in the Boston Marathon bombings were recognized before the game.
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Michelle Brooks Thompson of Sunderland sang the national anthem.
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Red Sox starting pitcher Jon Lester fired the first pitch.
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Rays pitcher Matt Moore started against the Red Sox.
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Rays left fielder Sean Rodriguez rounded third base heading for home after his solo homer off Lester in the second inning.
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Rodriguez made a diving catch on Jonny Gomes during the second inning.
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Ortiz pulled away from an inside pitch in the first inning.
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Gomes brought the fans out of their seats as he flew across the plate to score from second base on a fourth-inning infield single by Stephen Drew (not pictured).
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The normally stoic Stephen Drew was pumped as he was welcomed back to the dugout after scoring during the fourth.
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The Red Sox took five runs in the fourth inning from Rays starting pitcher Matt Moore.
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Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey talked to Moore during the fourth.
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Designated hitter David Ortiz was congratulated in the dugout after scoring.
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Fans cheered Ortiz's double in the fourth.
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Left fielder Jonny Gomes (left) was congratulated at home plate after scoring on an RBI double by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (not pictured) in the fifth inning.
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Starting pitcher Jon Lester (right) got a hand from teammate David Ross (left) as he left the game in the eighth.
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Lester tipped his cap to the cheering crowd.
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The Red Sox had three big innings to take the win.
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The Red Sox beat the Rays, 12-2, in Game 1 of the ALDS.
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