Major League Baseball

Scutaro dodges broken bat, ball scoots through

Published Sep. 16, 2011 1:48 a.m. ET

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Boston shortstop Marco Scutaro had to dodge a broken bat and wound up letting the go-ahead single go through his legs in Thursday night's game against Tampa Bay.

There were runners on first and second with two outs in the third inning when B.J. Upton's bat shattered and flew toward the shortstop. It arrived at about the same time as the ball, and when Scutaro jumped to avoid the bat he missed the ball, too.

The play was scored an RBI single that gave the Rays a 1-0 lead. They took a 4-0 lead later that inning on Evan Longoria's three-run homer.

The Rays entered the four-game series trailing the Red Sox by four games in the AL wild-card race.