FINAL SCORE: Rays 8, Red Sox 5
IN BRIEF: Rick Porcello put the Red Sox in a 5-0 hole after two innings and they never recovered. Boston fell to 1-7 against the Tampa Rays at Fenway Park this season, falling 8-5 on a night when they failed to make a move at the trade deadline. BOX SCORE
RED SOX RECORD: 59-50
HIGHLIGHTS
1st inning:
Choi doubles to right, d'Arnaud singles to center, scoring Choi (1-0, TB)
FRUSTRATED RICK PORCELLO SMACKS THE DUGOUT TVs AFTER THE 1ST:
2nd inning:
Kiermaier homers to right off Porcello on a 0-and-0 pitch. (2-0, TB)
Adames singles to right, Choi walks, Meadows hits a three-run homer to right off Porcello on a 0-0 pitch (5-0, TB).
3rd inning:
Bradley Jr. reaches second on throwing error by first baseman Lowe, moves to third on Betts' singled to right. Devers hits a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Bradley (5-1, TB).
4th inning:
Martinez homers to right off Yarbrough on an 0-2 pitch (5-2, TB).
6th inning:
Adames homers to center off Porcello on a 1-1 pitch (6-2, TB).
7th inning:
(Hembree replaces D. Hernandez on the mound) Lowe walks, Kiermaier triples to right, scoring Lowe (7-2, TB).
Duffy singles to right, scoring Kiermaier (8-2, TB).
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Chavis homers to center off Yarbrough on a 0-2 pitch (8-3, TB).
Betts doubles to right, Devers singles to center, scoring Betts (8-4, TB).
(Castillo replaces Yarbrough on the mound) Bogaerts singles to center, Devers moves to third, Martinez singles to center, scoring Devers (8-5, TB).
UP NEXT:
Vs. Rays, Thursday, 7:10 p.m., NESN
@Yankees, Friday, 7:05 p.m., NESN
@Yankees, doubleheader, Saturday, 1:05 & 7:05 p.m., FS1 (first game only), NESN (both games)
@Yankees, Sunday, 7:08 p.m., ESPN
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