Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays

BOS 1 — 5 TB

Final — 2026-09-20

MVP: Griffin Jax 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Boston Red Sox 5-1. Griffin Jax led the way with 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 5 K. Griffin Jax earned the win and Patrick Sandoval took the loss.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
TB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		5

WP Griffin Jax

LP Patrick Sandoval

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Jonny DeLuca doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Yandy Díaz scores. Ryan Vilade scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. (0-2)

Bot 1: Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nate Eaton. Junior Caminero scores. Jonny DeLuca scores. (0-4)

Bot 4: Victor Mesa Jr. homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. (0-5)

Top 9: Trevor Story homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. (1-5)

BOS — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Anthony	LF	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	.241	.336	.385	.721
Jones	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.209	.304	.385	.689
Rutschman	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.234	.309	.413	.722
Story	SS	4	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	.247	.278	.368	.646
Kiner-Falefa	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.319	.320	.639
Gasper	DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.255	.361	.462	.823
Durbin	3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.255	.338	.389	.727
Eaton	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.133	.291	.244	.535
Sogard	1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.340	.389	.729
Duran	CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.204	.261	.362	.623

TB — Batting

Name	POS	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Walls	SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.216	.304	.289	.593
Vilade	1B	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.256	.331	.454	.785
Simpson	LF	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	.309	.337	.360	.697
DeLuca	CF	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	.259	.290	.410	.700
Fortes	C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.264	.311	.377	.688
Diaz	DH	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.292	.358	.449	.807
Williamson	2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.305	.328	.633
Mesa	RF	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	.251	.322	.502	.824
Caminero	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.277	.363	.529	.892

BOS — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
(gpid=sa:594027)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	3.18	1.29
Sandoval	7.0	4	5	5	2	5	1	94-69	5.15	1.69	L

TB — Pitching

Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA	WHIP	Decision
Matz	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	5.49	1.23
(gpid=sa:694494)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	13-9	5.79	1.71
Sulser	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	4.39	1.22
Kelly	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	2.49	0.88
(gpid=sa:811315)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	6.00	1.00
Jax	5.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	74-47	3.62	1.18	W

Venue: George M. Steinbrenner Field, Tampa, Florida

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