After giving up Saturday’s double-double opener to start a four-game series in Boston, tampa bay rays The next two victories over the AL established their dominance in the AL East red sox
major league lead Rays They will win their third straight series when they face host Boston in Monday afternoon’s rescheduled game
The game was initially set to be the series opener on Friday but was postponed due to persistent rain and thunderstorms.
Tampa Bay went 6-2 on Sunday amid multiple injuries. Wander Franco (hamstring), Jose Siri (shoulder) and Brandon Lowe (back) all out, lead Rays Manager Kevin Cash identified several possible lineup combinations ahead of the game
“There’s a lot of stuff coming down in the end,” Cash said. “a little busy.”
Without Siri available, Manuel Margot had to jump back into the outfield after a horrific collision with the Green Monster in the Twins Acts on Saturday.
A string of injuries led to a change in the planned rest day, but that didn’t affect the selfless Rays
“We’re kind of a bunch of grinders,” Tampa Bay outfielder Luke Raley said. “We fight for each other. Sometimes people get frustrated and you know you have to play without the bench and you have to keep going. That’s what it is.”
this Rays‘ Sean McClanahan (8-1, 2.07 ERA) looked to be coming back from his first loss of the season, going 5 2 in 5 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs last Tuesday. / 2 runs on six hits in 3 innings.Before the setback, the southpaw allowed just one run over seven innings of back-to-back games
McClanahan throws a gem on April 11 red sox, hitting nine runs in five innings.It was his fourth career win against Boston in six games.
this red sox Will turn to right-hander Brayan Bello (3-3, 3.89) in the series finale.Although Bello has dropped just three of his past two starts against the Los Angeles Angels and Cincinnati Reds, he has lost back-to-backs
Bello is 0-1 and has a 10.13 ERA in two career starts Rays, both of which were last season.Between those two games, he gave up nine runs in eight innings
Although red sox With 3 or fewer points scored in eight of its past 13 games, it’s the defense that’s been paining Boston coach Alex Cora lately.
“I’m the manager of this club and we’ve been sloppy,” Cora said. “It’s not finger pointing, right? A roster is a roster, and we’ve got to play better baseball.”
this red sox Made seven mistakes in his past six games, including two costly ones on Sunday
“We just have to clean up on every front,” Boston outfielder Alex Verdugo said. “We’re all pros, we’re all in the big leagues, we all know how to play.”
Starter Verdugo has done his part with the home runs, hitting three hits in two of his last three games. All three of his hits on Sunday came for extra bases, as he hit two doubles and a triple.
–Field-level media