MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/18/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2873 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston Red Sox (89-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (81-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 10 1
Rays Rally Late to Nip Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Tony Nava into a win. Instead, the Tampa Bay Rays prevailed, 3-2. Nava threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball. The win elevated the Rays to 81-73.

The Rays got a clutch hit from second baseman Ismael Ramírez. In the bottom of the tenth, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Rays.

"Our team found a way to get it done," said Ramírez.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Williamson LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .257 14 52
B. Dawson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .255 19 48
   a-C. Arroyo 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 1 18
R. Devers 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .254 16 79
P. Vitzhum DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .276 18 75
D. Hopper RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .309 8 25
D. Robertson 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .267 8 58
S. Potter CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .252 10 62
M. Pérez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 1 12
F. Mallen SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .261 16 61
Totals 37 2 9 2 2 8 21      
a - C. Arroyo substituted for B. Dawson in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Potter (10, 7th Inning off K. Murray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Williamson , R. Devers 2 , P. Vitzhum 2 , D. Hopper , S. Potter 4 , F. Mallen 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dawson , R. Devers , D. Hopper , M. Pérez
GIDP: J. Williamson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Williamson (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mallen-Dawson-Devers, Mallen-Dawson-Devers)
OF assists: 1 (Potter(Ramírez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .308 17 81
E. Cox LF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .232 24 68
   a-D. Lacy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 7 26
   c-N. Hernández 1B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .247 1 15
J. Engram DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .229 10 62
I. Ramírez 2B 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .275 8 43
D. Mitchell 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .232 21 44
   b-J. Pacheco PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 10 39
D. Veeck 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 12 56
D. Santos CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .242 9 43
K. Plawecki C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .232 1 14
   d-O. Leme PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 48
A. Rondon SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .226 1 32
Totals 34 3 10 3 4 6 18      
a - D. Lacy pinch hit for E. Cox in the 8th
b - J. Pacheco pinch hit for D. Mitchell in the 8th
c - N. Hernández substituted for D. Lacy in the 9th
d - O. Leme pinch hit for K. Plawecki in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Davenport 2 , E. Cox , J. Engram , I. Ramírez 3 , D. Mitchell , D. Veeck , K. Plawecki
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Davenport , D. Santos
GIDP: J. Engram , D. Veeck
Sac Bunt: A. Rondon
Hit by Pitch: D. Santos
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Veeck (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramírez-Rondon-Mitchell)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
T. Nava 6.1 4 0 0 3 6 0 23 107 2.83   
T. Robinson H (18) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 13 2.82   
C. Perez BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 8 26 3.34   
T. Gott L (2-1) 1.0 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 14 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Nava 68
Batters Faced: T. Nava 23, T. Robinson 3, C. Perez 8, T. Gott 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Nava 3-7, T. Robinson 1-1, C. Perez 2-2, T. Gott 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Nava 107-56, T. Robinson 13-7, C. Perez 26-17, T. Gott 14-10
Hit Batsmen: T. Robinson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Murray 6.1 5 2 2 2 6 1 25 91 3.92   
T. Szkutnik 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1.17   
D. Gardner 0.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 4.47   
H. Saldaña 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 2.83   
J. Montgomery W (9-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 16 1.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Murray 59
Batters Faced: K. Murray 25, T. Szkutnik 2, D. Gardner 4, H. Saldaña 4, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Murray 5-7, T. Szkutnik 1-0, D. Gardner 0-0, H. Saldaña 3-1, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Murray 91-58, T. Szkutnik 9-4, D. Gardner 12-8, H. Saldaña 13-9, J. Montgomery 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Saldaña 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Nava
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 30776
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