The USA Network is recognized for its extensive coverage of various sports events and content, including golf, motorsports, and more. One of the major platforms showcasing these efforts is the **Sports Emmy Awards**. In 2024, during the 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards, there were numerous categories celebrating excellence in sports media, covering everything from live event coverage to journalism and emerging talent. Big winners included networks like **ESPN**, **CBS**, and **NBC** for their exceptional sports programming and coverage【8†source】【9†source】.
If you're referring to USA Network's association with sports awards, it might be in relation to its high-quality sports broadcasts and nominations for technical categories like **Outstanding Digital Innovation** and **Interactive Experience** during these prestigious Emmy events【10†source】.On September 17, 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-3 at Tropicana Field. The Red Sox initially took the lead in the second inning with a two-run homer by Triston Casas. However, the Rays responded in the fourth and fifth innings with an offensive surge. Junior Caminero, Josh Lowe, Jose Siri, and Brandon Lowe each hit home runs, with Brandon Lowe’s two-run shot capping off a four-run fifth inning. Romy Gonzalez hit a solo homer for Boston in the eighth, but Tampa Bay sealed the win with a bases-clearing double by Jose Siri in the eighth【6†source】【7†source】【8†source】.
Shane Baz was strong on the mound for the Rays, striking out six over seven innings【6†source】.
If you're referring to USA Network's association with sports awards, it might be in relation to its high-quality sports broadcasts and nominations for technical categories like **Outstanding Digital Innovation** and **Interactive Experience** during these prestigious Emmy events【10†source】.On September 17, 2024, the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 8-3 at Tropicana Field. The Red Sox initially took the lead in the second inning with a two-run homer by Triston Casas. However, the Rays responded in the fourth and fifth innings with an offensive surge. Junior Caminero, Josh Lowe, Jose Siri, and Brandon Lowe each hit home runs, with Brandon Lowe’s two-run shot capping off a four-run fifth inning. Romy Gonzalez hit a solo homer for Boston in the eighth, but Tampa Bay sealed the win with a bases-clearing double by Jose Siri in the eighth【6†source】【7†source】【8†source】.
Shane Baz was strong on the mound for the Rays, striking out six over seven innings【6†source】.
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00:00The young right hander, just 25 years old, Shane Bobbs, and he has continued to impress
00:11each time out.
00:12This will be his 12th start of the year, coming in two and three with a .328 earned run average.
00:18He's been throwing the ball well, very well as of late.
00:21That whip, very good at 1.19, 50 strikeouts up against the 24 walks.
00:27That's something that he would probably like to limit and improve upon, but overall that
00:30command has been much better his last four starts.
00:34And stepping in, Jared Duran, he is hitting .287 and that's good enough to land him in
00:40the top 10 in the American League hitting.
00:42The ground ball off the breaking ball, and Brandon Lau makes the play with a toss to
00:47Aranda.
00:48Duran is out number one.
00:51That will put Rafael Devers into the batter's box.
00:56They got by Bobbs, and the pick up and throw, and the Rays still get him, recovering Caballero
01:01to save the day.
01:02Swing and a miss.
01:03He struck him out with a high fastball.
01:05Well done by Shane Bobbs, a 1-2-3 top of the first, and now we go to the bottom half.
01:09Yeah, but that does look really good as of late.
01:12I mean, it's been obviously an up and down season.
01:13I feel like we say that every year, you know, he goes on those stretches where he pitches
01:17like Cy Young, and then he goes on those stretches where he feels like he gives up a ton of hard
01:21contact.
01:22He's an up and down guy.
01:23He always ends up around a four ERA.
01:25He's going to stick this one in the left field, driving back O'Neal, but he's at the winning
01:29track to make the catch.
01:30Shane, one down.
01:31He sunk out there.
01:32He hit it pretty well, but it's the long out.
01:352-2, and he swings and misses at a high fastball.
01:38Blown away with high heat, which had some good movement to it.
01:41Two down, and here is Junior Caballero, who for most of the season was considered the
01:45number one prospect in the minor leagues.
01:48Swing it away, and he'll pop it up, up near the catwalk.
01:52Down the line, it's Casas to make the play, and retire the side.
01:57A 1-2-3 start for Nick Pavetta.
01:59Boston's got the game's first baserunner.
02:01They swing hard in case they run into one, and you've got to limit the free passes because
02:05of how much power they have in their lineup.
02:07All right, so runner at first at Bray U, and here's Tristan Casas.
02:10Swing and a high run, and that one's sucked into right field.
02:13He crushes this baby, and it's gone.
02:15Home run, Tristan Casas.
02:17And the Sox grab an early lead, 2-0.
02:20His ninth of the season.
02:22Well, if you're going to get out of a slump, what a wonderful way to do it.
02:25He destroys this, who is out of here in a heartbeat.
02:28What a run to hear the last eight games at 296.
02:31Whacked into right for a base hit.
02:33I tell you, Neil, we're starting to see Jonathan Aranda figure out how to hit the fastball
02:37in the big leagues with a degree of consistency.
02:40Under this one, and he skives it into left center.
02:43Duran is over, so is O'Neal, and O'Neal, the left fielder, takes care of that.
02:48Now a tag, and the runner's going to move up.
02:51Aranda tags after that catch, and that caught the Red Sox outfielder by surprise.
02:58Yeah, let me tell you something.
03:00That's a great job by Jonathan Aranda, reading body language.
03:03He doesn't have a real good beat on it, and he's moving back towards the warning track,
03:07not expecting Aranda at all to be going.
03:09He just is reading the play, reading how deep that ball was hit,
03:13and the body language of the guy that's going to catch it.
03:15Nice job.
03:16He swings and grounds one to second base.
03:18Love on the ground as Rafaello throws to first, and to third base goes Aranda.
03:22But now with two outs, it'll leave it for Jose Caballero.
03:26Boston leads 2-0, runner at third.
03:28He struck him out.
03:29Gets out of it with a four-sever at 95.
03:32Big K there.
03:33Two up and two down.
03:35Again, 2-0 Boston on the home run last inning by Tristan Casas.
03:38Swing and a miss.
03:39Went after a breaking ball in the dirt.
03:41Driscoll tags out Devers.
03:43Shane Boz has his second perfect inning of the day,
03:46and he fans Devers to end it.
03:48One down, and here is Jose Siri.
03:50Swing and a soft ground ball on the left side.
03:52Story backhands, lunges, throws to first just in time.
03:56What a great play by Trevor Story.
03:58He is so fun to watch.
04:00And they're two away.
04:01He's so accurate throwing on the move.
04:03And you know what else he does as a result?
04:06He's so comfortable backhanding balls,
04:08and then he just does that leap and can get enough on throws
04:11to get out his feet all the way underneath them.
04:13Swing and a miss.
04:14He got him.
04:15Pavetta fans Diaz, and it's a 1-2-3.
04:18Bottom of the third.
04:192-0 Red Sox in St. Pete.
04:21It's 0-1 away from Asitaka who has flied to center field 0-1.
04:25Here's an 0-2 line.
04:26The third caught by a leaping common arrow for two down.
04:30That ball slicing over his head,
04:32and Junior made a leap and timed it perfectly.
04:35He can only cover north and south.
04:37You're not going east and west on a ball struck that well,
04:39but look at the leap.
04:40Gets some air and takes a base hit away from Yoshida.
04:43Swing and a foul tip held by Logan Driscoll.
04:46That's strike three.
04:47And that's the third K for Shane Baas.
04:49He gets a 1-2-3 inning.
04:51Raises it just one hit, and it's the guy on deck, Jonathan Arundo.
04:53As Junior common arrow steps in.
04:55That's a drive driven deep into left, and that ball is caught.
04:59A line drive home run by common arrow on an 0-2 pitch,
05:04and the Rays are on the board.
05:06Fourth home run in a Rays uniform.
05:09He has elite bat speed,
05:11and that's what allows him to get to those pitches at the top of the zone
05:15and hammer them.
05:16It's a 2-1 game.
05:18Josh came into this game with one hit against Pavetta.
05:21One for five lifetime, and that was a home run.
05:24High fly ball back into left center field.
05:27That ball's got a chance, and that baby is gone.
05:31Home run, Josh Lowe, and this game is tied.
05:35Josh Homers for the second time this year off Pavetta.
05:39Junior Cammonero saying, thanks for joining me.
05:41We've now just tied this ball game up.
05:43Well, now he'll have to face Jose Siri.
05:452-2 the score, bottom five, two gone, and nobody on base.
05:49Fly ball back into left field.
05:51Down that line, that's going to be gone.
05:55Home run off the bat of Jose Siri.
05:58Dropping over the low wall of the Rays.
06:02A 3-2 lead.
06:03Cammonero on that dugout saying, see what I started?
06:07The Rays now on a trio of solo home runs, lead 3-2.
06:12And what did we say about Pavetta coming in?
06:14What has been the thing that has plagued him?
06:16The long ball.
06:17Yep, and a shot to center field.
06:19The red on the move, on the move, on the move, and that's off the wall.
06:23Yonde's headed into second base with a stand-up double.
06:27Loud today 0-2 with a couple of strikeouts both swinging.
06:30As the 0-2 is driven in the air to right.
06:32Back on it, Abreu.
06:34This one is gone as well.
06:36Brandon Lau with home run number 19.
06:39This one's a two-run shot, and the Rays have blown it open.
06:44It is now 5-2 in the fifth.
06:46Now, this is one of the guys you don't want to get to the two-strike count against.
06:49Shane Ma's opposing hitter is hitting .123 with two strikes against him.
06:54That is tough.
06:56And there's a swing and miss.
06:58You give him a couple of heaters, and then you give him that.
07:00Pull the string, baby.
07:01I mean, listen, that was just a masterful job of sequencing.
07:05There's the change-up, and Duran so used to that fastball
07:09and trying to gear up for it way out in front of him.
07:12Sends a fly ball into center.
07:14Jose Siri will go to the track,
07:17and a couple of steps from the wall is there to make the catch.
07:20Popped up.
07:21Who wants it?
07:22Boz says he has it, and he will be the one to make the catch.
07:26And it's a 1-2-3 top of the sixth.
07:28Oh, by the way, we're in the seventh right now.
07:31By today's standards, this is very deep into the game for a starter.
07:35And that is out number two.
07:37Second time he has struck out long, swinging two up, two down in the seventh.
07:42Swing ground ball over the mound, but there is shortstop Caballero to the right of second.
07:46He throws to first for the out, and it's seven.
07:49Very, very solid innings tonight by Shane Boz.
07:52And he's got the Rays in front six outs away from a win.
07:55Well, Red Sox need a rally here down five to two.
07:58Meanwhile, Romy Gonzalez will hit for Tristan Costas here.
08:01There's a shot out to left center field deep.
08:03Siri with a long, long run, leaping up, can't get it.
08:06That is gone.
08:07Home run for Gonzalez.
08:09Had just enough to muscle that out of here and make it a 5-3 game.
08:14Red Sox with their second home run tonight.
08:16Now that's what you call a successful pinch hit.
08:18Bases now loaded on three straight singles here in the eighth inning.
08:22Tonight is a night where they're hitting the ball with authority.
08:24They're getting a lot of hits, and they're getting them in big moments
08:27and putting it over the wall.
08:28Siri fly ball into short left, and that ball is going to fall.
08:33Can't get by O'Neal.
08:35Siri drops it into left for a double, and the Rays, with two outs,
08:40come up with a bases-clearing two-base hit to make it an 8-3 game.
08:45You're trying to make a play that will feel like you're trying to save your season
08:48on every play right here, and he lays out.
08:50I love the effort and just couldn't get there.
08:53Kevin Kelly on the hill and here to hopefully finish it off.
08:55And he doesn't get, you know, headlines.
08:57He just gets big outs.
08:58The scoreless streak he's on right now is nothing short of amazing.
09:01Ground ball right to shortstop Caballero waits for it.
09:04Now the quick unload.
09:05The first of the Rays have defeated the Red Sox.
09:08They are now five games back in the wild card with 11 to play.