Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Red Sox

72-67

6-8

Final/11

Rays

84-55

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R
BOS	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	6
TB	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8

Who won: Rays 8-6

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 in 11 innings on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Red Sox 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Brandon Lowe went 1-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBI for the Rays. Enmanuel Valdez went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox.

Recap · Sep 6

Brandon Lowe hits three-run homer in the 11th inning, Rays beat Red Sox 8-6

Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6 on Tuesday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 36-34 on the road; Rays 46-24 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

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
Romy Gonzalez DH
Elbow
Day-To-Day

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 Sox3rd in AL East

Kutter Crawford SP

Probable starter · 6-8, 4.04 ERA, 135 K, 1.11 WHIP

Lineup

1Ceddanne RafaelaSS
2Rafael Devers3B
3Justin TurnerDH
4Triston Casas1B
5Adam DuvallRF
6Masataka YoshidaLF
7Wilyer AbreuCF
8Connor WongC
9Enmanuel Valdez2B

Rays1st in AL East

Zach Eflin SP

Probable starter · 16-8, 3.50 ERA, 186 K, 1.02 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Isaac Paredes3B
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Josh LoweRF
6Jose SiriCF
7Vidal BrujanSS
8Jonathan ArandaDH
9Rene PintoC

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Red Sox 7, Rays 3 (Sep 4)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 9,119
Officials: Larry Vanover (Home Plate Umpire), Jacob Metz (First Base Umpire), David Rackley (Second Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Third Base Umpire)