Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays, ALDS GAME 2

MLBALDS · GAME 2 · TB wins series 3-1

Red Sox

1-3 in series

14-6

Final

Rays

3-1 in series

Tropicana Field

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	2	0	2	0	4	0	1	2	3	14
TB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6

Who won: Red Sox 14-6

The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 14-6 in ALDS GAME 2 on Friday, October 8, 2021 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 3-1. The Red Sox outscored the Rays 4-0 in the 5th inning. Enrique Hernandez went 5-for-6 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Red Sox. Jordan Luplow went 1-for-1 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Rays.

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What it means

Red Sox won the series 3-1.

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Injuries and inactives

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

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

Probable starters

Red Sox5th in AL East

Chris Sale SP

Probable starter · 0-1, 8.00 ERA, 11 K, 1.78 WHIP

Lineup

1Kyle Schwarber1B
2Enrique HernandezCF
3Rafael Devers3B
4Xander BogaertsSS
5Alex VerdugoLF
6J.D. MartinezDH
7Hunter RenfroeRF
8Christian VazquezC
9Christian Arroyo2B

Rays1st in AL East

Shane Baz SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 11.57 ERA, 2 K, 3.00 WHIP

Lineup

1Randy ArozarenaLF
2Wander FrancoSS
3Brandon Lowe2B
4Nelson CruzDH
5Yandy Diaz3B
6Jordan Luplow1B
7Manuel MargotRF
8Mike ZuninoC
9Kevin KiermaierCF

The series

TB wins series 3-1

Last meeting: Rays 5, Red Sox 0 (Oct 7)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 37,616
Officials: D.J. Reyburn (Home Plate Umpire), Sam Holbrook (First Base Umpire), Ron Kulpa (Second Base Umpire), Greg Gibson (Third Base Umpire), Brian Knight (Left Field Umpire), Dan Bellino (Right Field Umpire)