Rays 4, Red Sox 1

 

The Red Sox played Saturday's game on Sunday because of the rain and delivered a Mothers' Day loss to the Fenway Faithful assembled. 

Tolle pitched a pretty good game - five innings and four Ks but three runs on seven hits, including  one solo, first-inning homer.  Zach Kelly gave up another run because that's what he does, but after that, the bullpen was flawless - no runs, no hits, two walks, and one K.

But the lack of any sustained offense killed the Sox once again. Despite getting eight hits, the same as the Rays, and four of them extra-base hits, four times as many as the Rays, the Sox left 18 runners stranded on base and only scored one run on an RBI single in the sixth. You don't win many games like that.

The Rays win the rain-shortened series, 2-1, with the missing game to be made up at some future date - hopefully when Boston has some hitters at the plate.

With the loss, Boston (17-23) is once again all alone in last place in the AL East, while the Rays take a one-game lead for first over the Yankees, who have now lost three straight. The Sox are 9½ back from Tampa Bay. 

The Sox are off today and will host the Phillies (19-22) for three starting Tuesday. No idea who'll start that series.