Justin Turner’s base-clearing double highlighted a six-run sixth-inning run to help boston red sox come to visit tampa bay rays 8-5 on the front end of Saturday’s day-night doubles
Alex Verdugo went 3-of-5 with two runs, while Turner, Masataka Yoshida and Pablo Reyes all had two hits each for Boston.
Corey Kluber (3-6) pitched a scoreless sixth inning to seal the easy win.
Kenley Jansen made his 12th save with a walk-around hit.
Tampa Bay’s Yandy Diaz and Wander Franco (3 for 5) each hit two doubles while combined for 5 for 10.
Diaz (2 for 5) and Harold Ramirez (2 for 3) each had two RBIs.
this Rays Flagging Boston starter Garrett Whitlock for a three-run, two outs in the second.After Ramirez’s first single and a two-out walk to Tyler Walls, Christian Besancourt’s groundball single into the shortstop hole gives Tampa Bay first blood
A pitching error by Boston shortstop Enrique Hernandez gave Walls a multi-base run, and Diaz brought him back for a two-run double that fell just inside the left-field line.
Ramirez increased Tampa’s lead with a sacrifice fly in the fifth, ending Whitlock’s day after 4 2/3 innings. He allowed four runs on six hits and struck out five.
Alex Verdugo hit a sharp scoring single off Diaz’s glove early on to get Boston out the next half. A single and a walk followed, but Jarren Duran struck out to make it 4-1.
this red sox Turned the game upside down with a six-run six, starting with Reyes hitting a two-for-one RBI single into the right
After Verdugo struck out and Rafael Devers was eliminated, Turner delivered the biggest hit of the inning against the Green Monster with a three-run double-high. Yoshida followed with an RBI double of his own.
The two teams traded in the seventh inning. Ramirez beat Hernandez again with an RBI single to tie the game into a two-run tie, but Verdugo lined up to score a double and Reyes singled to steal second. , and finished third on a subsequent throwing error.
Tampa Bay opener Trevor Kelly for 2? The number of innings with no score, one at-bat and two strikeouts.
Jalen Beeks (2-3) lost the game, allowing six runs on four hits while recording just two outs.
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