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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 27, 2023 13:50:20 GMT -5
Game 158: Rays at Red Sox lineups and notesBy Amin Touri Globe Staff,Updated September 27, 2023, 9:38 a.m. “Sweet Caroline” will ring around Fenway Park for the last time in 2023 on Wednesday when the Red Sox host the Rays for their final home game of the season. Brayan Bello got knocked around by the Rangers last Wednesday. Fortunately for Bello, who has struggled far more in day games this season, the sun will be setting as he takes the ball against the Rays for the final start of what has been an impressive sophomore season. Towering Rays righty Tyler Glasnow has made a strong return from Tommy John surgery, posting a 3.68 ERA in 20 starts — more games than he’s started in his entire career thus far — as part of Tampa Bay’s seemingly endless stockpile of arms. Glasnow has dominated the Red Sox this season, allowing just two earned runs in 11 ⅓ innings, including a 14-strikeout performance against Boston on Sept. 6. Lineups RAYS (96-62): Jonathan Aranda (L) 2B Junior Caminero (R) 3B Randy Arozarena (R) LF Josh Lowe (L) RF Isaac Paredes (R) 1B Harold Ramirez (R) DH Taylor Walls (S) SS Manuel Margot (R) CF Christian Bethancourt (R) C Pitching: RHP Tyler Glasnow (9-7, 3.68 ERA) RED SOX (76-81): Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF Wilyer Abreu (L) LF Justin Turner (R) 1B Alex Verdugo (L) RF Trevor Story (R) SS Masataka Yoshida (L) DH Bobby Dalbec (R) 3B Enmanuel Valdez (L) 2B Connor Wong (R) C Pitching: RHP Brayan Bello (12-10, 4.11 ERA) Time: 6:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Rays vs. Bello: Jonathan Aranda 2-4, Randy Arozarena 1-6, Osleivis Basabe 0-2, Christian Bethancourt 0-2, Yandy Díaz 5-7, Josh Lowe 4-11, Manuel Margot 1-3, Isaac Paredes 0-2, Harold Ramírez 1-3, Raimel Tapia 3-3, Taylor Walls 0-6 Red Sox vs. Glasnow: Wilyer Abreu 0-3, Rafael Devers 7-21, Adam Duvall 2-14, Reese McGuire 2-10, Pablo Reyes 0-2, Trevor Story 0-1, Justin Turner 0-3, Enmanuel Valdez 2-4, Alex Verdugo 2-15, Connor Wong 1-4, Masataka Yoshida 1-5 Stat of the day: The Rays have won 10 of 12 games against the Sox this season. Notes: Bello allowed a career-high eight earned runs in three innings last Wednesday at Texas after six-start stretch allowing three earned runs or fewer in each ... He is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in four career starts against Tampa Bay ... The Red Sox are now four games behind the Yankees at the bottom of the AL East ... Boston is 9-18 in 27 home games since the start of August, after posting MLB’s best home record during July (9-2) .. Glasnow is coming off back-to-back losses for the first time since July and has an 8.22 ERA over his last three starts after a 2.30 mark in the previous 12 ... The Rays have logged at least 12 hits in three consecutive games ... The Rays still trail the Orioles by 2 ½ games in the division. Song of the Day: Def Leppard "20th Century Boy" www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgHNv6QzZMc
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 27, 2023 20:02:32 GMT -5
Pete Abraham @peteabe · 1h Brayan Bello allowed 19 ER over his last 20 IP. His ERA blew up from 3.61 to 4.24.
#Rays 5, #RedSox 0, final.
Sox (76-82) will have a losing record for the third time in four years. They are 270-272 since the start of the 2020 season.
Four games at Baltimore starting tomorrow night. Chris Sale vs. Dean Kremer at 6:35 p.m. (@nesn ).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 28, 2023 3:57:54 GMT -5
Tyler Glasnow pitches 5 innings in playoff tuneup and Rays beat Red Sox 5-0 AP
BOSTON (AP) Tyler Glasnow pitched five scoreless innings in his final start before the postseason, combining with four relievers on a three-hitter and leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.
“I’m glad I could end on a good note, and I’m ready for the playoffs,” said Glasnow, who struck out nine and retired the last 10 batters he faced to end a personal two-game losing streak. “I felt really good. I’m super glad I could do it now. I think after a couple of bad ones, it’s nice to end on a good note.”
Josh Lowe had three hits, including a home run, and Isaac Paredes also homered for Tampa Bay, which has clinched a wild-card berth can and still catch the Orioles for the AL East title. Baltimore beat Washington later Wednesday, lowering its magic number to one to eliminate the Rays from the division race.
Even so, the Rays celebrated in the visitor's clubhouse at Fenway Park, having opted not to do so when they clinched at least a wild-card berth on Sept. 17, a day they blew a late lead and lost at Baltimore.
“Last Sunday was unique set of circumstances,” manager Kevin Cash said. “We decided, ‘Let’s see if we can get a little closer to this thing.’ ... But what these guys accomplished deserves to be celebrated. We're incredibly proud of them.”
With their 82nd loss, the Red Sox are guaranteed to finish below .500 for the third time in four seasons. With the Yankees' 6-0 victory over Toronto, Boston clinched last place in the division - also for the third time in four seasons.
Glasnow (10-7) allowed two hits and walked one while throwing just 70 pitches. It was his first scoreless outing since August, and just his second of the season. Andrew Kittredge, Jake Diekman, Chris Devenski and Robert Stephenson each pitched a scoreless inning.
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello (12-11) allowed five runs on nine hits and two walks, striking out three in six innings.
Lowe hit a solo homer in the second inning, and the Rays made it 3-0 in the fourth when they started the inning with three straight singles, scoring one run on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly and a second on Manuel Margot's double.
Lowe had his third hit to lead off the sixth and scored on Paredes' homer to make it 5-0.
TOUGH CROWD
The attendance for the Fenway finale of 34,559 brought the season total to 2.67 million - about 50,000 more than last year, but worse than every other non-pandemic year since 2002.
UP NEXT
Rays: Have Thursday off before opening a season-ending three-game series in Toronto. RHP Aaron Civale (7-4) will pitch the opener for Tampa Bay.
Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (6-4) will face Orioles RHP Dean Kremer (12-5) on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game, season-ending series in Baltimore.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 28, 2023 4:42:49 GMT -5
Turner acknowledged for stellar season with ovation in Fenway finale Veteran 'would definitely be happy' to be with Red Sox in 2024 September 27th, 2023 Ian Browne
Ian Browne @ianmbrowne
BOSTON -- The late-season curtain call is usually reserved for a veteran who has been with the same team for years.
However, Red Sox manager Alex Cora took a different approach on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, orchestrating a moment for Justin Turner to have with the fans in the team’s home finale.
With two outs in the top of the sixth inning of an eventual 5-0 loss to the Rays, Cora came out to the mound and many people assumed it was to take starting pitcher Brayan Bello out of the game.
Instead, with the infielders gathered on the mound, Cora motioned to first baseman Turner to go back to the dugout. Realizing what was happening, Turner shook hands with his manager. Then, the two men embraced as Turner walked off to an appreciative hand from the fans.
Turner has four games left in his first season with Boston. The right-handed hitter has a player option for next season, but there’s a good chance he will test the market.
“We don’t know what the future holds, but I feel like this guy throughout the season, he was the leader not only on the field, but off the field, what he did in the community,” Cora said. “[Turner] and his wife Kourtney, from day one, they embraced this town. For him to get an ovation from the people here, from my end, I thought it was something cool for him, and let’s see what the future holds. I’m not saying he won’t be back, but it felt right.”
In his age-38 season, Turner has been the consummate professional for the Red Sox, slashing .274/.344/.455 with 23 homers and 96 RBIs.
Turner was on pace to have a better year than that, but he has been hobbled for the final two months of the season by a bruised right heel suffered when he landed too hard on the bag legging out an infield hit on July 31 in Seattle.
Instead of asking for time off once the Red Sox fell out of contention, Turner has continued to post. He knows no other way.
“That’s what I signed up for,” Turner said. “I signed up to play 162-plus, and just because we're out of postseason contention doesn't mean I'm gonna shut it down. I’m going to continue to go out there and be with these guys and work with them and continue to try to help everyone get better.”
Turner will have decisions to make this winter, as will the Red Sox. But he made it clear that a return in Boston would be appealing.
“Yeah, I mean, I've enjoyed every minute of it,” Turner said. “Since day one, it's been first class from all the way from the top, all the way down, and I’ve enjoyed the guys in this room, and there's a lot of really good baseball players in this room. And so I would definitely be happy if I was back here again.”
It’s particularly hard to gauge what the Red Sox will do at a time they are searching for their next leader of baseball operations.
Not knowing what the future holds, Turner chose Wednesday as a chance to thank the fans who have supported him all season.
“It’s fantastic,” Turner said of playing in Boston. “Look at tonight, it’s the last [home] game of the season. We are out of playoff contention, but the house is packed. Everyone's into the game and it's just been an absolute pleasure to play in front of these fans every single night. So I want to say thank you to all the fans for being so brave for showing up and sorry we fell short.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 28, 2023 4:54:06 GMT -5
Red Sox clinch losing record after Rays shut them out in Fenway finale
Updated: Sep. 27, 2023, 8:52 p.m.|Published: Sep. 27, 2023, 8:40 p.m.
By
Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
BOSTON — The Red Sox finished their home schedule with a whimper Wednesday night.
Starter Brayan Bello was tagged for five runs and nine hits in his final start of the season and Boston’s offense had just three hits of its own — and struck out 16 times — in a 5-0 loss to the Rays in Boston’s Fenway finale. The last-place Red Sox finished the season three games below .500 at Fenway Park at 39-42 and 2-11 overall against the Rays. They clinched a losing season with their 82nd loss of the season (76-82).
With a low bar to clear, Bello was a little better than he was last Wednesday in Texas, but not by much. The right-hander’s second half swoon continued as he watched his ERA balloon to 4.24 after giving up two homers in six innings.
Josh Lowe put the Rays on the board with a leadoff homer in the second inning, then after a scoreless third, things really came undone for Bello in the fourth. He allowed three straight singles to start the inning, then the Rays’ second run to score on a Harold Ramírez sacrifice fly. A Manuel Margot rocket off the Green Monster went for an RBI double and made it 3-0.
Two innings later, Lowe singled and Isaac Paredes homered to give the Rays a 5-0 lead and put them well on their way to their 97th win of the season. The Red Sox failed to get anything going against a dominant Tyler Glasnow, who struck out nine batters in five innings while allowing just two hits.
The Red Sox are now 7-17 in September and have been shut out three times this month. They are 22-26 against American League East teams this season.
Turner gets ovation in potential final home game
Red Sox manager Alex Cora lifted first baseman Justin Turner in the middle of the sixth inning so that the Fenway faithful could salute him after a strong first season in Boston. Turner, who is expected to decline his 2024 player option and test free agency, tipped his hat to the crowd as he left the field. Pablo Reyes replaced him at first base.
Sox en route to Baltimore to finish season
The Red Sox will finish off their schedule with a four-game series against the first-place Orioles at Camden Yards from Thursday to Monday. Here’s the schedule (and pitching probables):
Thursday, 6:35 p.m. ET — LHP Chris Sale (6-4, 4.42 ERA) vs. RHP Dean Kremer (12-5, 4.25 ERA)
Friday, 7:05 p.m. ET — RHP Nick Pivetta (9-9, 4.25 ERA) vs. LHP John Means (1-1, 2.60 ERA)
Saturday, 7:15 p.m. ET — RHP Kutter Crawford (6-8, 4.23 ERA) vs. TBA
Sunday, 3:05 p.m. ET — RHP Tanner Houck (5-10, 5.31 ERA) vs. TBA
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 28, 2023 5:00:24 GMT -5
Brayan Bello struggles in final start, Red Sox shut down by Rays in 5-0 loss
By Mac Cerullo | mcerullo@bostonherald.com PUBLISHED: September 27, 2023 at 9:25 p.m. | UPDATED: September 27, 2023 at 9:56 p.m.
Brayan Bello’s first full season in the big leagues will go down as a success, but the 24-year-old undoubtably would’ve preferred it ended on a higher note.
Coming off a disastrous outing last time in Texas, Bello struggled again in his final start of 2023, allowing five runs on nine hits over six shaky innings. Even if Bello had been good it probably wouldn’t have mattered, as the Red Sox offense was shut down in the 5-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The loss assures Boston will finish the season with a losing record and in the basement of the AL East. The Red Sox also finish 2-11 against the Rays, who have continued to dominate Boston and are now 20-41 against the club dating back to 2020.
Though far more competitive and composed than in his last outing, Bello was flirting with trouble throughout against a tough Rays lineup. The right-hander allowed a solo home run to Josh Lowe in the top of the second, and after loading the bases with no outs in the fourth, allowed two runs to score on a Harold Ramirez sacrifice fly and a Manuel Margot RBI double.
Bello was able to work his way out of further trouble in that dangerous fourth inning, and he also drew inning-ending double plays to cut short potential rallies in both the third and fifth. Had Bello limited the damage to just three runs after all of that then it would’ve been hard to complain, but in the sixth he wound up allowing a leadoff single and then a two-run shot to Isaac Paredes to make it 5-0.
He was able to finish the inning, but by then the damage was done. His final line: six innings, nine hits, five runs, two walks, three strikeouts, two home runs allowed. Not ideal.
“The changeup wasn’t good today so he needed to use the other stuff,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “It was OK but obviously the result wasn’t there.”
Even with a 7.62 ERA over five September starts, Bello still took a major step forward as a big leaguer this summer. Bello was by far Boston’s most reliable starting pitcher, posting a 4.24 ERA over 28 starts while making every turn through the rotation from his season debut on April 17 onwards.
His 157 innings pitched also led the team by a huge margin and surpassed his previous career-high of 153, which he set last year between his time in the majors and minors.
“It was a very good first season for me,” Bello said via translator Carlos Villoria Benítez. “Obviously there were a couple of games that were horrible for me but after that it was a good learning experience.”
All things considered Bello hasn’t been the problem for the Red Sox, and the bigger issue on Wednesday was the punchless offensive performance. Rays starter Tyler Glasnow completely shut down the Red Sox bats, throwing five scoreless innings while allowing two hits and one walk with nine strikeouts.
Boston’s only offensive chance came in the second, when Alex Verdugo doubled, Trevor Story singled and Bobby Dalbec walked to load the bases with one out. Enmanuel Valdez promptly grounded into a double play to end the threat, and from that point on the Red Sox only got two baserunners the rest of the game.
The Red Sox managed only three hits and struck out 16 times. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay right fielder Josh Lowe reached base safely four times by himself, going 3 for 3 with a home run, three runs scored and a walk to lead the Rays offense.
Wednesday was also Boston’s last game at Fenway Park this season, and with the loss the Red Sox finish the year 39-42 at home.
Four games in Baltimore remain. The Red Sox open their final series against the first-place Orioles on Thursday at 6:35 p.m. Turner’s curtain call?
While visiting the mound during the top of the sixth inning, Cora substituted Justin Turner from the game at first base and allowed the veteran to receive a standing ovation as he walked off the field at Fenway Park.
Acknowledging that it could also wind up being Turner’s last game at Fenway as a member of the Red Sox, Cora said afterwards that it felt like the right thing to do.
“For him to get an ovation from the people here, from my end I thought it was something cool for him, and let’s see what the future holds,” Cora said. “I’m not saying he won’t be back but it felt right.”
“A nice gesture from him and it was nice to take a moment and acknowledge the fans that have treated me so well,” Turner said afterwards.
Coming off one of the best offensive seasons of his career, Turner is widely expected to decline his player option and hit free agency this coming offseason. While he doesn’t know how things may play out, he said he’s enjoyed his time in Boston and would love to come back.
“I’ve enjoyed every minute of it, since day one it’s been first class, all the way from the top all the way down,” Turner said. “I would definitely be happy if I were back here again.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Sept 28, 2023 5:02:04 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 9h
Red Sox are 76-82. A losing season in 2023. The Yankees can doom them to last place in the AL East with a win.
An ongoing organizational failure. John Henry has been negligent. Chaim Bloom was out of his depth.
They feel miles from contention.
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Post by Kimmi on Sept 28, 2023 16:04:07 GMT -5
Turner acknowledged for stellar season with ovation in Fenway finale Veteran 'would definitely be happy' to be with Red Sox in 2024September 27th, 2023 Ian Browne BOSTON -- The late-season curtain call is usually reserved for a veteran who has been with the same team for years. While the fact that the Rays absolutely own the Red Sox put a damper on the evening, this was a nice moment for Turner and fans. Well done Cora.
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Post by Kimmi on Sept 28, 2023 16:07:16 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 9h
Red Sox are 76-82. A losing season in 2023. The Yankees can doom them to last place in the AL East with a win.
An ongoing organizational failure. John Henry has been negligent. Chaim Bloom was out of his depth.
They feel miles from contention. I'm not sure how Bloom was out of his depth. He did exactly what Henry hired him to do. IMO, the team is in good shape for the foreseeable future. I'm not saying that they don't need to make any moves, namely for starting pitching, but they are in good shape to do what needs to be done to be contenders for the short and long term. I will say again: Bloom should have been given the chance to see this through. I blame Henry for his indecisiveness.
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