Red Sox Strand 6 as the Rays Cash In on a 3-Hit Seventh at Charlotte Sports Park

The Boston Red Sox moved to 12-14 after a 2-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, who improved to 9-17, at 1:05 PM EDT at Charlotte Sports Park.

First inning

The Red Sox opened with 1 hit and left runners on in a scoreless top half, while the Rays struck for 1 run on 1 hit in the bottom half.

Second inning

The Sox went scoreless again as the lineup finished the day 0-for-2 with runners in scoring position, and Tampa Bay added a hit but no runs.

Third inning

Boston put 1 more hit on the board in a 0-run inning, and an away-side error extended the defensive workload even as the Rays again produced a hit without scoring.

Fourth inning

The Red Sox were held without a hit in the fourth, and the Rays were also kept off the bases with 0 hits in the frame as Boston pitching stayed attached to a 1-run game.

Fifth inning

The Sox added 1 hit in another scoreless inning and finished with 5 hits overall, while Tampa Bay posted 0 hits in the bottom half to keep the margin unchanged.

Sixth inning

Boston went hitless in the sixth while working through a game total of 131 pitches at the plate, and Tampa Bay managed 1 hit but no run against a staff that ended with 8 strikeouts.

Seventh inning

The Red Sox produced 1 hit but did not score, and the Rays widened the gap with 1 run on 3 hits in the bottom half to create the decisive separation in this Red Sox vs Rays recap.

Eighth inning

The Sox were blanked on hits in the eighth and finished with 15 left on base as a team, and the Rays went hitless in the bottom half while playing behind 1 error for the game.

Ninth inning

Boston collected 1 hit in the ninth but finished with 0 extra-base hits and a .172 batting average, and Tampa Bay closed out the 2-0 result with the Red Sox left to assess what went wrong for Red Sox.

Ceddanne Rafaela led the Sox bats in the previous game with a .667 average and a 1.334 on-base plus slugging, and Roman Anthony posted a 1.000 average and a 2.000 on-base plus slugging in that prior box.

The Red Sox coach post-game reaction centers on a lineup that produced a .273 on-base percentage and 0 runs despite 3 walks and 1 hit by pitch, and the Red Sox match rating is anchored by a staff line that allowed 2 earned runs with a 2.25 earned run average and a 1.00 walks plus hits per inning pitched.

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