The Rays site is called Rays Colored Glasses. Today, I decided to get some perspective from our Tampa Bay Rays Fansided contributor Jameus Mooney. Tampa has become a perennial contender for the playoffs and World Series, while the Rangers are the surprise leader of the AL West. It is a true measuring stick series for the Rangers. They will play two series against each other and this first series will take place in Tampa this weekend. These two teams are by the numbers, by record, and by run differential the top two teams in all of Major League Baseball. RHP Nick Pivetta (9-7) will start for Boston.The Texas Rangers are about to start their most difficult series of the season on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays RHP Tyler Glasnow (7-5) will start Wednesday night’s game. Rays: SS Taylor Walls (groin) sat out for the second consecutive game but could be back in a couple days. … RHP Corey Kluber (right shoulder) threw 32 pitches over two innings of live BP and will pitch in a minor league game Friday night. Red Sox: OF Alex Verdugo (left hamstring) missed his second straight game and will likely sit out Wednesday. Tampa Bay entered averaging 18,067, which is the fourth lowest in MLB. Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits for the Red Sox. It’s tough, but we’re going to show up tomorrow.”Įnmanuel Valdez cut the Red Sox deficit to 3-2 on a third-inning two-run homer. The right-hander was coming off a loss against the Houston Astros last Wednesday in which he gave up six runs in 2 2/3 innings.īoston loaded the bases with no outs after Turner's sixth-inning run-scoring hit but failed to score again. The Rays went ahead 5-2 in the fourth.Ĭrawford allowed five runs, three hits and four walks over 3 2/3 innings in a season-high 96-pitch outing. René Pinto hit a two-run homer off Kutter Crawford during a three-run second as the Rays took a 3-0 lead. Triston Casas got Boston even and extended his career-high hitting streak to 12 games with his 177-foot pop-up single down the left-field line. Justin Turner had an RBI infield single in the sixth and drove in another run on a base-hit in a two-run seventh as Boston rallied to tie it at 5. He gave up three runs and five hits over five-plus innings. Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin failed to become the AL's first 14-game winner despite departing with a two-run lead. We just have to keep playing hard, keep going,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. The Rays loaded the bases in the 10th with one out against John Schreiber but failed to score when Josh Lowe was thrown out by right fielder Adam Duvall trying to score from third on Christian Bethancourt's fly.īoston started the day 4 1/2 games out of the final AL wild-card spot. We understand we need to be better in every facet, so understand it, take it in." “Any win that we can grab at this moment we’re going to take it. Luis Urías hit an RBI single in the 11th inning to give Boston a 6-5 lead, a flare to shallow right that went of the glove of Lowe at second base. “Every walk-off homer is going to feel better.” “Every walk-off is going to feel nice,” Lowe said. Lowe won it with his 18th homer off Kenley Jansen (3-6), who had his streak of converting 20 consecutive chances end. (AP) - 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.
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