Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

MLB

Rays

69-56

8-9

Final

Red Sox

61-65

Fenway Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
TB	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	8
BOS	0	1	0	2	2	3	1	0	X	9

Who won: Red Sox 9-8

The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-8 on Friday, August 26, 2022 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 6th inning. Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-5 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox. Jose Siri went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Aug 26

Bogaerts homers as Red Sox cool off Rays with 9-8 win

Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer, and the Boston Red Sox stopped Tampa Bay’s six-game win streak with a 9-8 victory over the Rays on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: BOS wins series 2-1.
Rays 27-33 on the road; Red Sox 30-33 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Red Sox5th in AL East

Caleb Durbin 3B
Finger, Surgery, left
Out
Garrett Whitlock RP
Leg, Fracture, right
Out
Masataka Yoshida DH
Hamstring, Strain, left
Out
Roman Anthony LF
Hand, Strain, right
Out
Tyron Guerrero RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
Out

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

JT Chargois SP

Probable starter · 2-0, 2.42 ERA, 17 K, 0.94 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz3B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Randy ArozarenaRF
4Harold RamirezDH
5David PeraltaLF
6Jose SiriCF
7Francisco MejiaC
8Jiman Choi1B
9Taylor WallsSS

Red Sox5th in AL East

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 11-2, 3.32 ERA, 104 K, 1.12 WHIP

Lineup

1Tommy PhamLF
2Alex VerdugoRF
3J.D. MartinezDH
4Xander BogaertsSS
5Christian Arroyo3B
6Franchy Cordero1B
7Enrique Hernandez2B
8Kevin PlaweckiC
9Jarren DuranCF

The series

BOS wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts · Attendance 30,095
Officials: Roberto Ortiz (Home Plate Umpire), Doug Eddings (First Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Second Base Umpire), Brian Knight (Third Base Umpire)