Pablo Reyes hit an RBI single before Turner doubled off the Green Monster through a stiff breeze, making it 5-4. Trailing 4-1, the Red Sox rallied against Jalen Beeks (2-3). It was a total team effort.”ĭíaz hit a two-run double and Wander Franco had three hits for Tampa Bay in the first game.īoston shortstop Kiké Hernández made two throwing errors. “The beauty of putting the ball in play,” Boston manager Alex Cora said.
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He hit a grounder down the third-base line through a drawn-in infield.īut Boston tied it when second baseman Lowe dropped Rafael Devers’ two-out popup in shallow right in the seventh, allowing Connor Wong to score.Īlex Verdugo had three hits and two RBIs in the opener for the Red Sox, who were swept by the Rays in a four-game series in their first meeting at Tropicana Field in April. Siri gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead with a pinch-hit RBI double in the sixth. “I think the breaking pitches were good, the heater wasn't there.” “It was alright, more of like a grind today,” Glasnow said. The 29-year-old right-hander made just two starts in 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2021. Making his second start after opening the season on the injured list, Rays starter Tyler Glasnow went 5 1/3 innings, allowing a run and four hits with six strikeouts and three walks. “If he doesn't catch the ball, maybe we're going to have a problem.” “That's the play of the game,” Ramírez said of the game-ending grab. Siri closed it out with his diving grab on Jarren Duran's bloop with two runners on.
Mejía and Díaz advanced on Brandon Lowe’s fly to right and scored on Ramírez's liner into the gap in right-center.Ĭalvin Faucher (1-1) worked a scoreless inning for the victory, and Jason Adam got the three outs for his eighth save.
The nightcap was tied at 2 when Francisco Mejía and Yandy Díaz opened the ninth with consecutive singles against Kenley Jansen (1-3). In the opener, Justin Turner’s three-run double highlighted Boston’s six-run sixth inning that carried the Red Sox to an 8-5 victory. “I really want to go home to go to sleep,” he joked after the teams played the second game with the temperature in the 40s and a stiff wind blowing in.
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