FINAL SCORE: Rays 3, Red Sox 2
IN BRIEF: David Price can't hold a 2-0 Red Sox lead, allowing three runs over six innings as the Red Sox fail to complete the three-game sweep with a 3-2 loss featuring a bizarre 14-minute delay and Boston playing the game under protest.
RED SOX RECORD: 56-47
HIGHLIGHTS
3rd Inning
Rafael Devers dribbles a single through the shift into left-center field, scoring Brock Holt and Mookie Betts (2-0 BOS)
4th Inning
Tommy Pham gets the Rays on the board with this solo home run (16) to left field, caught by a Rays fan wearing an... interesting outfit, to say the least.
5th Inning
Joey Wendle ties things up with an RBI single to center field off David Price, scoring Michael Brosseau (2-2)
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Guillermo Heredia gives the Rays their first lead of the series with an RBI double to left center, scoring Wendle from first base (3-2 TB)
8th Inning
Kevin Cash's decision to move lefty reliever Adam Kolarek to first base for one batter, then move him back to the mound to face Rafael Devers, creates chaos (and a 14-minute delay) while the umpires figure out what to do. Alex Cora and the Red Sox officially are playing the rest of the game under protest.
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