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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 4:20:26 GMT -5
Christopher Smith @smittyonmlb 6h July was the Red Sox's worst month so far this season. They went 13-12 after going 17-10 in April, 15-11 in May and 18-12 in June. Still above .500 but they need to play better in August.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 4:30:01 GMT -5
Red Sox @ Rays Sunday 1 August 2021 7pm @ The Trop
Pivetta 8-4/4.51
Nick Pivetta gave up four runs in 4 2/3 innings Monday in a no-decision against the Blue Jays. Pivetta has given up four earned runs in each of his last three starts, taking his ERA from 4.09 to 4.51. He's still 8-4 on the season -- and the Red Sox are 14-6 when he pitches -- so he's not going anywhere
McClanahan 4-4/3.93
Shane McClanahan allowed three runs over six innings Tuesday against the Yankees. McClanahan hadn't given up more than four hits in his previous five starts or more than seven base knocks all season. He allowed nine on Tuesday, though, while also issuing three walks. In hindsight, he probably should've been pulled after five innings, and the Yanks made the decision to extend the lefty pay with three straight hits and two runs to start the sixth.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 7:08pm EDT Written by The Admiral
The 2021 MLB season is heating up, as we’re heading into August. The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays wrap up their three-game series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, so let’s take a closer look at this marquee matchup.
The Sawx and Rays are fighting for the American League East title, and Boston led the way Saturday despite a 7-3 defeat to Tampa in the opening contest this Friday night. Excluding the middle game of this series, the Red Sox have won four of their seven encounters with the Rays in 2021, but Tampa is undefeated in the previous three.
The Red Sox need more from Nick Pivetta Boston will start Nick Pivetta on Sunday, and the 28-year-old righty has been awful as of late, yielding four earned runs in each of his previous three starts. Although the Red Sox have won four of Pivetta’s last five starts, the right-hander has allowed 18 earned runs on 32 hits across 26.2 frames in that span.
Pivetta will get the Rays for the third time this season. He’s owned Tampa in their previous two dates, allowing no earned runs through 11.2 innings of work. Back in June, Pivetta fanned eight Rays and surrendered zero hits in 6.2 frames while walking two.
The Red Sox had ten hits against the Rays last Friday but scored just three runs. Over their last 13 games overall, the Sawx have scored only 55 runs on a .251/.312/.442 slash line. Boston owns the fifth-highest scoring offense in the majors (4.98 runs per game), but the Sawx are 25th in the MLB when it comes to bases on balls (302).
The Rays smacked three homers in the opener Randy Arozarena, Yandy Diaz, and Mike Zunino homered in that 7-3 victory to the Sawx last Friday, as the Rays offense put on another strong performance. Back on Thursday, Tampa thrashed off the Yankees 14-0 at The Trop, and the Rays have slugged 22 home runs over their last 13 outings while scoring 72 runs in the process.
During that 13-game stretch, the Rays have registered a solid 3.46 ERA and 1.19 WHIP, allowing a .236 batting average to their opponents. Shane McClanahan will take the mound Sunday, and the 24-year-old rookie is 4-4 with a 3.93 ERA and 1.31 WHIP in 15 starts.
McClanahan has been charged for a loss last time out, allowing three earned runs on nine hits across six frames in a 4-3 defeat to the New York Yankees. Through his four starts in July (20.1 innings), the lefty has recorded a 3.54 ERA and a 23/9 K/BB ratio. He’s never met the Red Sox before.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 6:25:33 GMT -5
Boston Red Sox’s Xander Bogaerts: ‘I know there’s two months left, but we need a win tomorrow’ Updated 11:19 PM; Today 11:14 PM
By Christopher Smith | csmith@masslive.com
ST. PETERSBURG — The Boston Red Sox dropped out of first place Saturday for the first time since June 26 and shortstop Xander Bogaerts feels a sense of urgency entering Sunday.
“I know there’s two months left, but we need a win tomorrow,” Bogaerts said.
Boston — which has spent 85 days in first this season — lost its third straight game overall and second straight to the rival Rays.
The Red Sox fell 9-5 here at Tropicana Field as they dropped a half game behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East standings.
“Tomorrow, I know it’s still two months of baseball left but for us, it’s huge,” Bogaerts said. “We’re playing the guys that are neck-and-neck with us in the division.”
Yes, Bogaerts views Sunday Night Baseball here at Tropicana Field almost as a must-win.
Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi also stressed how important these games are against the Rays.
Boston took a 3-0 lead in the first inning Saturday. J.D. Martinez stroked an RBI single, then Bogaerts crushed a two-run homer that went 413 feet to center field.
But Eovaldi — who entered with a 2.92 ERA in his previous 13 starts — allowed a leadoff double to Brandon Lowe and two-run homer to Ji-Man Choi in the bottom of the first inning before recording an out.
“It’s very frustrating to me, especially how big this game was for us tonight,” Eovaldi said. “For the guys to come out and get three runs for me and then I end up giving it up ... it was frustrating for me. I felt like I didn’t have very good command of my fastball.”
It has been a tough week for Red Sox starting pitchers. Boston’s starters have posted an 8.33 ERA (31 ⅓ innings, 29 earned runs) in six games.
The Red Sox tied Saturday’s game 5-5 on a two-run homer by Bobby Dalbec in the fifth inning. But Eovaldi gave up the go-ahead RBI triple to Wander Franco in the sixth.
“The vibe in the clubhouse is good,” Eovaldi said. “I felt like that game was on me tonight. I definitely could have done better. Our guys battled all the way back. We tied it up 5-5 and then again I gave it up in the sixth inning. ... It’s just one of those tough ones. I’ve got to chalk it up. I’ve got to do better next time.”
July was Boston’s worst month. The Sox went 13-12 after going 17-10 in April, 15-11 in May and 18-12 in June.
“We’re a good team. We’re just going through a rough stretch right now,” Bogaerts said. “Personally, on a team level, it’s been tough. I know tomorrow is a huge game for us, although it’s in August. I know a lot of guys are going to be happy for it to be August, including me. Can’t wait to see what that month has in store.”
The Red Sox loaded the bases in the sixth with the game still tied 5-5. Bogaerts walked with one out and Hunter Renfroe doubled. The Rays intentionally walked Alex Verdugo.
Andrew Kittredge fell behind Christian Vázquez 3-0 but battled back to strike him out swinging. He then struck out Dalbec swinging to end the inning.
“I know there’s a lot of guys who don’t feel their swing right now,” Bogaerts said. “Pretty everyone except for (Rafael) Devers and maybe (Kevin) Plawecki. But things are going to turn around. That’s just the way this game is. If you can continue to put the work in, you’re going to see results.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 8:05:55 GMT -5
This is starting to feel a bit uncomfortable for the 2nd-place Red Sox
By Rob Bradford 2 hours ago
The Red Sox woke up Sunday sitting in second-place for the first time since June 26. That was thanks to a fourth straight loss to the Rays, this version coming in the form or a 9-5 defeat at Tropicana Field.
It was just one game. Turning the page. Get them tomorrow. These continued to be the majority of the mantras.
“We had our chances, right? We had bases loaded with one out. It was a one-run game going into the eighth. So, we’ll take that as a positive," said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. "Obviously, we don’t like losing. We have a chance to come here tomorrow, play a game and win, and enjoy the off day. We’ve been talking about this tough stretch. I think we’ve done a pretty good job, but obviously it would be good to come here tomorrow and have a good game, a clean game, and end up with a W."
"The vibe in the clubhouse was good," added Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi, who allowed six runs over 5 1/3 innings. "I felt like that game was on me tonight. I definitely could’ve done better. Our guys battled all the way back. We tied it up 5-5 and I gave it up in the sixth inning. ... One of those tough ones I have to chalk it up and do better next time."
Then there was Xander Bogaerts.
There is math -- as in there are still 56 games to go -- and there are vibes. The Red Sox shortstop is choosing to prioritize the latter.
"Yeah, tomorrow, I know there’s still two months of baseball left but for us, it’s huge," Bogaerts said. "We’re playing the guys that are neck and neck with us in the division. These guys, I mean, they’ve been swinging the bat pretty good these last three games. I think the game they beat the Yankees, also was a pretty big score. They’ve been swinging the bat pretty well. Tonight, I feel like it was a back and forth game until that inning that got away. ... I know there’s two months left, but we need a win tomorrow."
Bogaerts understands the reality of this situation. Like they say, the first sign of addiction is denial. This is one player who isn't in denial. And the guess is that he isn't alone.
The Red Sox are in the most precarious position of their season.
Not only is this team no longer in first-place, now routinely getting handled by the team that just overtook it, but that momentum that has rarely slowed down is lighter than ever.
For one, the Yankees are just five games in back of the Red Sox in the loss column, with the newest New Yorker, Anthony Rizzo, having homered in both his games with the Yankees while reaching base in all but one of his eight plate appearances.
The Blue Jays? Same thing. Five back in the loss column while riding a three-game win streak and carrying the feeling the front office pat on the back that came with adding Jose Berrios and Brad Hand.
But what truly suggests this bump in the road is different than the others the Red Sox' have come across this season are the issues facing Cora and Co.
In his most recent stretch of losing four of their last five, the Red Sox' starters have managed the worst ERA in all of baseball (9.58). The bullpen hasn't been much better, totaling a 5.40 ERA while giving up 18 hits in 18 1/3 innings.
Offensively, the lineup has experienced huge holes during the downturn, with stalwarts such as J.D. Martinez (2-for-20), and Hunter Renfroe (2-for-16) running into issues, with the team as a whole finally breaking its four-game homerless streak with a home runs from Xander Bogaerts and Bobby Dalbec Saturday.
Yes, Chris Sale is on the horizon. Ryan Brasier doesn't seem far off from helping, also. And newly-acquired Kyle Schwarber is likely to hit the road for a rehab assignment within a week.
But time is of the essence. Some repair jobs are in order, toot suite, just as Bogaerts.
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Post by Kimmi on Aug 1, 2021 8:09:40 GMT -5
Lou Merloni @loumerloni · 7h First time all year, I’m worried about them. All of them I'm not worried about them, but I'm certainly not happy with them at the moment.
A win tonight would go a long way in rectifying that.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Aug 1, 2021 14:16:12 GMT -5
In a season of great days for these Red Sox, this was not one of themBy Rob Bradford And the likes of Tanner Houck and Jarren Duran will be evolving into difference-makers. Duran might be evolving into a AAA player. Duran, especially in his first year, didn't figure to be a difference-maker. And so far, he obviously isn't. There is such a parade of writers that simply pay no attention to reality.
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 15:13:05 GMT -5
Game 107: Red Sox at Rays lineups and pregame notesBy Amin Touri Globe Staff,Updated August 1, 2021, 11:16 a.m. After dropping into second place in the AL East for the first time since June 26, the Red Sox are in need of a win on Sunday night against the Rays to stop a post-trade deadline skid. Nick Pivetta will take the mound for Boston, hoping to recreate his previous success against the Rays. The righthander has been flawless in two outings against Tampa this season, throwing 11 2/3 scoreless innings - including 6 2/3 innings of no-hit ball on June 24 - striking out 12 batters in the process. He’ll line up opposite lefty Shane McClanahan, who has yet to face the Sox in his rookie season. McClanahan has had a solid debut campaign, posting a 3.93 ERA in 15 starts this season. Lineups RED SOX (63-43): 1. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B 2. Rafael Devers (L) 3B 3. J.D. Martinez (R) LF 4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS 5. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF 6. Christian Vazquez (R) C 7. Alex Verdugo (L) CF 8. Kevin Plawecki (R) DH 9. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B Pitching: RHP Nick Pivetta (8-4, 4.51 ERA) RAYS (63-42):1. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B 2. Austin Meadows (L) LF 3. Nelson Cruz (R) DH 4. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B 5. Yandy Diaz (R) 3B 6. Wander Franco (S) SS 7. Manuel Margot (R) RF 8. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF 9. Mike Zunino (R) C Pitching: LHP Shane McClanahan (4-4, 3.93 ERA) Time: 7:08 p.m. TV, radio: ESPN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. McClanahan: Has not faced any Boston batters Rays vs. Pivetta: Arozarena 1-4, Choi 0-2, Díaz 0-2, Franco 0-3, Kiermaier 0-3, Lowe 0-2, Margot 1-9, Meadows 0-6, Mejía 0-3, Wendle 0-4, Zunino 0-1 Stat of the day: The Sox have dropped four of their last five for only the second time this season. Notes: Tampa Bay ended Boston’s 34-day reign atop the division with a 9-5 victory on Saturday to clinch a series victory ... The Rays have won three straight games and 10 of 15 since the All-Star break ... Boston has dropped four of its past five and is just 8-7 following the break. Starting pitching has been at the root of the Red Sox’s struggles of late, as their starters posted a 7-8 record with a 4.74 ERA in the month of July. Boston’s starters allowed 20 home runs over 25 games in July ... McClanahan has allowed three or fewer runs in each of his past eight starts, going 2-3 with a 3.79 ERA and 46 strikeouts during that span. Song of the Day: U2 - Lemonwww.youtube.com/watch?v=KEcx9F_FW2U
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 16:32:42 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 2h #RedSox announce they've outrighted Brandon Workman off the roster. He's elected free agency rather than accepting a minor league assignment.
Cora said Marwin Gonzalez will travel with the team to Detroit. #RedSox
Cora said Kyle Schwarber 'feels good. The medical staff feels good. They feel like what they did with him with the Nationals put him in a good situation.' He'll travel to Detroit and meet with Boston's medical staff to set a long-term plan. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 16:33:49 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 1h Cora said team medical director Brad Pearson has been with Chris Sale for each of his starts. That will continue. #RedSox
Cora said Chris Sale will make his next rehab start with Triple-A Worcester at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. #RedSox
Cora on Sale -- 'He felt like it was regular start. There were no limits.'
'Today he felt great.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 16:34:54 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 1h Cora -- 'You stay the course. It's 162 games. It's a lot different than last year.'
'Over 162 games you're going to go through stretches where you're going to struggle.' #RedSox
Cora -- 'We're in this situation right now. The goal was for us to play meaningful games in the summer, and we're doing that.'
'We have to play better. We know that. But this group has done an amazing job.' #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 16:35:52 GMT -5
Bill Koch @billkoch25 · 1h Cora said Marwin Gonzalez (right hamstring) could be activated Tuesday. #RedSox
Cora on Christian Vazquez -- 'He's a good big-league hitter. he can hit for average. He can get on base. He can drive in runs. And I think he can run into a few home runs. That should be the mindset.'
He views 2019 as Vazquez's 'career year' to date. #RedSox
Cora said no baseball activities yet for Danny Santana or Christian Arroyo.
Matt Andriese threw live BP in Worcester today. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 1, 2021 17:02:21 GMT -5
Buster Olney @buster_ESPN · 4h The Red Sox and Rays will play for first place in the AL East tonight. From @eliassports : Austin Meadows drove in just nine runs in April but has 67 RBI since the start of May. That’s the most in the majors over that span, four more than Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. and Shohei Ohtani.
From @eliassports : Rafael Devers had a 1.021 OPS and 20 runs batted in during July, while Brandon Lowe posted a 1.032 OPS with 14 RBI in the month. The only other ALers with a 1.000 OPS/14 RBI during the month were Shohei Ohtani (1.067/19), and Franmil Reyes (1.008/22)
Rookie Shane McClanahan starts for TB tonight. From @eliassports : The Red Sox are 12–6 this season when facing a rookie starting pitcher. That is tied for the second-best record in the majors behind the Padres (13–3).
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 2, 2021 4:05:45 GMT -5
Sox's 'best game' of series still ends in 'L' 12:52 AM ADT e
ST. PETERSBURG -- For the Red Sox, a lost weekend at Tropicana Field was capped by a 3-2 loss to the Rays on Sunday Night Baseball in which their pitching settled down but their recent offensive woes continued.
The sweep left Boston with a season-long four-game losing streak heading into Monday’s off-day in Detroit.
This off-day is better-timed than most.
The Sox, who have lost five of their last six and are 8-11 since July 10, look like a team that needs a day to regroup.
They look like a team that needs to reclaim the main part of their identity -- which is a relentless offense.
“Tough one,” said Red Sox manager Alex Cora. “We didn’t do much offensively. Today was our best game [of the weekend]. That’s more like it. They scored three runs. We had traffic. We didn’t push them to the plate, but overall, I’m pleased with this game.”
Though it was a tense, competitive and entertaining game between two top teams, the Red Sox looked completely out of sorts offensively.
Over the first eight innings, Boston went 0-for-16 with runners on base.
When a rally in the top of the ninth fell just short, the Sox finished 1-for-18.
“I feel like we’ve had a lot of guys on base, we’ve had a lot of opportunities. We just can’t get that hit,” said slumping slugger J.D. Martinez. “That seems to be the common thing right now. We had bases loaded twice [Saturday] and couldn’t get the hit. Guys on base today, we couldn’t get the hit. It’s just one of those things, it is what it is.”
The game ended, perhaps fittingly, when Martinez hit a popup to shallow right.
Martinez went 0-for-5 on the night and 1-for-14 on the weekend. In his last 11 games, Martinez has a line of .114/.133/.159 with no homers and two RBIs.
“Trying to figure it out,” said Martinez. “Grinding on it, trying to figure it out. I feel like I’ve hit some balls hard, come up short and kind of haven’t hit balls hard. It’s just one of those things. It happens.”
The four-time All-Star -- who prides himself on being an elite run producer -- left six on base in the series finale.
“I've always said when you walk, when you control the strike zone, good things happen. He's not doing that right now,” said Cora. “He's actually chasing a lot of pitches. He was in between early on, but he's still J.D. Martinez. I'll take that at-bat at the end, first and third, with a chance to tie the game with him at the plate.”
After coming to town with a 1 1/2-game lead over Tampa Bay in the American League East, the Red Sox departed with that same deficit.
There are 55 games left in Boston’s season. In other words, plenty of time.
“I really don’t think there’s room for panic here,” said pitcher Nick Pivetta, who took the loss. “We’ve played incredible baseball up to this point. It’s a 162-game season, and we’ve just got to kind of grind through this and move on to Detroit. I think we go out and we win a series against them and we just kind of move on from there.”
The squads will meet again for three games at Fenway Park from Aug. 10-12, at which point the Red Sox hope to be playing better and have better health than their current state of affairs.
Chris Sale and Kyle Schwarber are two players who might take part in that series for the Red Sox.
While the Yankees are threatening to make it a three-team race for the division title, the Red Sox and Rays have been 1-2 in some order for nearly the entire season.
“We lost four in a row, [and] they're playing good. Early in the season, we were playing good and they sucked,” said Cora. “It's part of baseball. It's 162 games. You've got to stay the course. Right now, we're in second place in the division. We don't like what happened this weekend, but it's part of it.
“They went on a roll for a month and a half, they won like 25 out of 28 games and we didn't play extremely well and we're still here. Obviously we don't like losing and we want to be more consistent, but it's just part of the season.”
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 2, 2021 4:12:14 GMT -5
this is amusing I would not be taking the Tigers lightly at all.
Jon Couture @joncouture · 7h Off to tremendously mediocre Detroit, which is some of the better medicine a team that just gakked up a statement series in St. Pete could ask for. #RedSox
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Post by CP_Jon_GoSox on Aug 2, 2021 4:15:12 GMT -5
Red Sox swept as rally falls short at Tampa Bay By Peter Abraham Globe Staff,Updated August 1, 2021, 10:01 p.m.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Xander Bogaerts spoke the truth on Saturday when he said the struggling Red Sox needed a victory against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday night.
Alex Cora gently pushed back on that idea before the game.
“You stay the course; it’s 162 games,” he said.
The present heading has the Sox in turbulent seas. The Rays finished off a three-game sweep with a 3-2 victory on Sunday before a crowd of 17,816 at Tropicana Field.
That’s four straight losses for the Sox for the first time this season and five of six overall.
They’re now 1½ games behind the Rays in the American League East and only four games ahead of the Yankees and Blue Jays in the loss column.
The Rays have won four in a row and nine of 12.
“Sweep! Sweep! Sweep!” chanted their fans as the game ended.
The game ended with J.D. Martinez popping up to shallow right field with runners on first and third, leaving an eager Bogaerts on deck.
Like several of his teammates, Martinez is slumping. He was 1 for 14 in the series and is 5 of 44 in his last 11 games with two RBIs. He hasn’t homered since July 21.
Cora remained resolute afterward.
“We’re still here,” he said. “Obviously we don’t like losing. We want to be more consistent. It’s just part of the season.”
Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan (5-4) and three relievers allowed eight hits and walked four. But the Sox were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position and 1 for 18 with men on base.
The Sox at least battled in the ninth inning. Kiké Hernández (3 for 5) singled with two outs against Matt Wisler.
Rafael Devers followed with a single to left field that pushed pinch runner Jonathan Araúz to third base.
Martinez got ahead 3 and 1 but Wisler recorded his first save of the season when he threw a good slider that Martinez couldn’t square up. Related: Red Sox sign 1B Niko Kavadas, but are spurned by second-round pick Jud Fabian
“He didn’t make a mistake,” Martinez said. “He threw all sliders and painted all of them, really.”
The Sox are 5 of 32 (.156) with runners in scoring position during their losing streak.
“We had a lot of traffic a lot of time. We need to do a better job of controlling the strike zone,” Cora said.
Nick Pivetta (8-5) allowed three runs over 4⅔ innings to take the loss. The hitters could not back him up.
“I really don’t think there’s room for panic here,” Pivetta said. “We’ve played incredible baseball up to this point. It’s a 162-game season. We’ve just to grind through this.”
Pivetta has faced the Rays twice before this season and pitched 11⅔ scoreless innings, allowing only two hits. That included six no-hit innings at Tropicana Field on June 24.
It was more of the same at first on Sunday as Pivetta retired the first eight batters he faced, striking out three of them.
That streak ended when he walked No. 9 hitter Mike Zunino on four pitches. Pivetta then fell behind Brandon Lowe, 3 and 0. Lowe swung through a high fastball and foul tipped another high fastball.
Pivetta then left a slider over the plate that was lined over the wall in right field.
“It slipped out of my hand to be honest with you and just kind of hung up there,” Pivetta said.
McClanahan blanked the Sox for three innings before Hunter Renfroe homered to center in the fourth. Christian Vazquez singled and Alex Verdugo drew a walk.
The threat ended there as Kevin Plawecki was retired on a fly ball to left field and Bobby Dalbec struck out swinging.
The Rays built the lead to 3-1 in the fifth inning when Wander Franco singled, took second on wild pitch and scored on a single to right field by Manuel Margot.
With two outs and Margot on second, Cora didn’t take a chance with Lowe and called in lefthander Josh Taylor.
Taylor, who is usually a late-inning option, retired Lowe on a foul pop to hold the deficit at two runs.
McClanahan, an impressive 24-year-old rookie, allowed one run on four hits over six innings with two walks and seven strikeouts. He threw 62 of his 88 pitches for strikes.
Verdugo doubled off Drew Rasmussen leading off the seventh inning. Plawecki followed with a deep fly ball to right that Margot drifted around looking for before making a catch up against the wall.
That moved Verdugo to third and he scored on a wild pitch.
Hernández singled with two outs before Devers saw seven pitches and drew a walk. Martinez had a chance to change the game but grounded into a force at second.
The Sox are off on Monday before opening a three-game series at Detroit on Tuesday with Garrett Richards on the mound.
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