Red Sox vs Rays

Final · Sun Sep 20 · 1:40 PM ET · Tropicana Field

Boston Red SoxRed Sox84-72

FinalSep 20, 2026

Tampa Bay RaysRays95-60

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Closing line

US sportsbook at first pitch

Moneyline

BOS+127

TB−153

Run line

BOS +1.5−173

TB −1.5+143

Total O/U

Over 7.5−109

Under 7.5−110

Run line: Rays −1.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 7.5 (6 runs).

Recap

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Sep 20, 2026 to move to 95-60.

They scored 4 runs in the first inning.

Score by inning

Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, score by inning
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
TB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	x	5

W: Jax (8-10) · L: Sandoval (1-7)

Scoring plays

Bottom 1

TBDoubleDeLuca doubled to left, Díaz scored and Vilade scored, Caminero to third.0-2
TBSingleSimpson singled to right, Caminero scored and DeLuca scored.0-4

Bottom 4

TBHome runMesa Jr. homered to right center (403 feet).0-5

Top 9

BOSHome runStory homered to left (405 feet).1-5

Team stats

BOSTB

Hits: 6; 4
Home Runs: 1; 1
Runs Batted In: 1; 5
Walks: 2; 2
Strikeouts: 9; 7
Runners Left On Base: 11; 4
Errors: 0; 0

Player stats

Red Sox · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Roman Anthony LF	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	9	.241	.336	.385
Mickey Gasper DH	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	.255	.361	.462
Jahmai Jones DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.209	.304	.385
Adley Rutschman C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.234	.309	.413
Trevor Story SS	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	16	.247	.278	.368
Nick Sogard 1B	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.250	.340	.389
Caleb Durbin 3B	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	18	.255	.338	.389
Jarren Duran CF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	.204	.261	.362
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.247	.319	.320
Nate Eaton RF	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	.133	.291	.244

Red Sox · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Patrick Sandoval P	7.0	4	5	5	2	5	1	94-69	5.15	94
Tyron Guerrero P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	3.18	12

Rays · Batting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Yandy Diaz DH	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	.292	.358	.449
Ryan Vilade 1B	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	.256	.331	.454
Junior Caminero 3B	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	11	.277	.363	.529
Jonny DeLuca CF	1-4	4	1	1	2	0	0	2	18	.259	.290	.410
Chandler Simpson LF	1-3	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	.309	.337	.360
Ben Williamson 2B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.244	.305	.328
Nick Fortes C	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.264	.311	.377
Victor Mesa Jr. RF	1-2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	16	.251	.322	.502
Taylor Walls SS	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.216	.304	.289

Rays · Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Griffin Jax P	5.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	74-47	3.62	74
Cole Sulser P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	4.39	11
Brody Hopkins P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	6.00	14
Steven Matz P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	5.49	14
Ty Johnson P	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	13-9	5.79	13
Kevin Kelly P	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	2.49	6

Game info

VenueTropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Attendance24,654

OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Adam Beck · First Base Umpire: Dan Iassogna · Second Base Umpire: Brock Ballou · Third Base Umpire: Jeremie Rehak

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Rays

Last game: W 2-1 vs BOSSat Sep 19
Next game: L 0-2 at NYYTue Sep 22
L 2-4 vs BOSFri Sep 18
W 10-1 vs ATHThu Sep 17
W 4-3 vs ATHWed Sep 16

Head to head

W 6-1 vs TBSun Jul 19
W 7-6 vs TBSat Jul 18
W 5-3 vs TBFri Jul 17
BOS 4, TB 8Thu May 7
BOS 2, TB 0Fri May 8
BOS 0, TB 0Sat May 9
BOS 1, TB 4Sun May 10
BOS 1, TB 3Mon Jun 8
BOS 3, TB 4Tue Jun 9
BOS 5, TB 7Wed Jun 10

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