Boston Red SoxvsTampa Bay Rays
BOS 1/TB 3
Things to say
Rays beat the Red Sox 3-1 at Tropicana Field.
01
opener
Rays took it 3-1 over Boston down at the Trop. Pitcher's duel for most of it. Sox bats just never woke up.
02
key player
Tampa's arms were the story — somebody got into his stuff early and held that lineup to a single run.
03
hot take
Boston at 27-37 is not a fluke anymore, that's just who they are. Bullpen's been bleeding out all year.
04
deep cut
Rays are eleven games over .500 playing in front of nobody in that dome. Quietly running the AL East.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if Boston can steal one tomorrow before they get out of Tampa.
The recap
Rays took it 3-1 over Boston at the Trop, and it felt like a pitchers' duel all night. Tampa's arms kept the Red Sox bats quiet, with the bullpen slamming the door late to lock down the two-run cushion.
Boston never really got into anything offensively, managing just the one run and dropping further back to 27-37 on the year. Rays are rolling at 38-25 and looking like the class of the AL East right now.