Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
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Palacios has RBI single in the 9th to give the Rays a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox
Tampa Bay, which has three walk-off wins on its current homestand, opened a five-game lead over the second-place New York Yankees in the AL East.
Prior to Palacios' single, the Rays were 0 for 17 with runners in scoring position over the first two games of the series. The postseason-bound Rays, who’ve won seven of their last eight, capitalized on two fortuitous bounces in the ninth.
First, Caminero’s foul popup bounced off the Tropicana Field catwalk and out of the reach of third baseman Caleb Durbin. Caminero then lined the next pitch from Garrett Whitlock (7-2) into left. Three batters later, after Chandler Simpson singled, Connor Wong's passed ball moved Caminero to third.
The Red Sox squandered a prime opportunity in the top of the ninth.
Facing closer Bryan Baker (4-2) in a tie game, Boston got Caleb Durbin's double and Jarren Duran's triple. However, Nick Fortes threw out Durbin stealing third and Caminero made a stellar play at third base to retire Isiah Kiner-Falefa, stranding Duran.
Boston also wasted a phenomenal effort from starter Brayan Bello, who matched a career high with 11 strikeouts. In eight innings, he allowed five hits, one run and no walks. Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman (lat tightness) was unavailable.
The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead with bookend doubles from Durbin and Roman Anthony in the third inning. Trevor Story extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a sixth-inning single.
Jonathan Aranda tied it with an opposite-field solo homer on the first pitch of the Rays’ fourth.
The Rays are an MLB-best 25-14 in one-run games.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Palacios singled to right, Caminero scored, Simpson to third. |
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9th Inning | Mesa Jr. struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Simpson to second on passed ball by Wong, Caminero to third on passed ball by Wong. |
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9th Inning | Simpson singled to left, Caminero to second. |
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9th Inning | DeLuca popped out to third. |
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9th Inning | Caminero singled to left. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 11 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 12 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 2 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 2 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 34 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 14 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 1 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 0 |
| 14 | Fly Balls | 8 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 148 | Pitches | 112 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 11 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 3.9 | Runs Created | 2.2 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .235 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .438 | Slugging Percentage | .324 |
| .219 | Secondary Average | .088 |
| .294 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
| .732 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .559 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.8 |
| 3.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.2 |
| 22.5 | Batter Rating | 20.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 34.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 4.11 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.29 |
| .188 | Isolated Power | .088 |
| 0.22 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.147 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 75.5 | MLB Rating | 72.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 27,402 | Capacity:
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay |
- | 64 | L1 | 0.60493827 | 98 |
 New York |
4.5 | 68 | W1 | 0.57763976 | 93 |
| Boston |
11 | 75 | L1 | 0.537037 | 87 |
 Baltimore |
18.5 | 82 | L1 | 0.49068323 | 79 |
 Toronto |
19 | 83 | W1 | 0.48765433 | 79 |