Tampa Bay RaysvsBoston Red Sox
TB 1/BOS 6
Things to say
The Red Sox beat the Rays 6-1 at Fenway.
01
opener
Sox took care of business at home, 6-1 over Tampa. Their starter went seven and just cruised. Rays never got anything going.
02
key player
Boston's guy on the bump was the story. Seven innings, one run, kept the heart of that Rays order off balance all day.
03
hot take
Tampa's the better team on paper, but that lineup goes cold and disappears. One run at Fenway? Come on.
04
deep cut
Rays skipper went to the pen a little early and it cost him. Once Boston got into his stuff in the middle innings, that was the ballgame.
05
exit
Anyway, Sox needed that one. We'll see if they can steal the series tomorrow.
The recap
Boston jumped on Tampa Bay early and never looked back, cruising to a 6-1 win at Fenway on a getaway day. The Sox starter got into his stuff and went deep into the game, keeping the heart of the Rays order quiet all afternoon.
Tampa Bay's lone run was all the bullpen could squeeze out against a lineup that kept the pressure on. Nice bounce-back for a Red Sox club scratching to climb back to .500 against a Rays team that's been the class of the division.