Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Red Sox

76-76

2-1

Final

Rays

74-78

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Red Sox 2-1

The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Tropicana Field. The Rays win the series 2-1. Trevor Story went 2-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Red Sox. Taylor Walls went 2-for-3 with 1 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Sep 18

Story homers and scores winning run as Red Sox beat Rays 2-1

Trevor Story homered in the sixth inning then scored the winning run on Jarren Duran's single in the eighth as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 41-36 on the road; Rays 38-39 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

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
Justin Slaten RP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Griffin Jax SP
Back, Bruise
Day-To-Day
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Tanner Houck SP

Probable starter · 9-10, 3.12 ERA, 154 K, 1.14 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranCF
2Rafael Devers3B
3Tyler O'NeillLF
4Masataka YoshidaDH
5Connor WongC
6Wilyer AbreuRF
7Triston Casas1B
8Trevor StorySS
9Ceddanne Rafaela2B

Rays1st in AL East

Ryan Pepiot SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 3.60 ERA, 142 K, 1.15 WHIP

Lineup

1Christopher MorelLF
2Brandon Lowe2B
3Junior Caminero3B
4Jonathan Aranda1B
5Josh LoweRF
6Jonny DeLucaCF
7Austin ShentonDH
8Taylor WallsSS
9Ben RortvedtC

The series

TB wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 8, Red Sox 3 (Sep 17)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 12,153
Officials: Cory Blaser (Home Plate Umpire), Todd Tichenor (First Base Umpire), Nestor Ceja (Second Base Umpire), Manny Gonzalez (Third Base Umpire)