Rays 8, Red Sox 4

 

No four-in-a-row. Following their sweep of the Tigers in Detroit, the Boston Red Sox broke their three-game win streak and also their 3-0 streak of games back in Fenway following a road trip. Last night, the Red Sox got three runs in the second inning to tie up the game, but then gave up five more runs to lose. 

Greg Weissert came on in relief in the sixth inning with the game tied, 3-3, one on and one out, and promptly loaded up the bases and then gave up a two-run single before getting yanked.

Boston falls to 16-22, last in the AL East. The Jays were off last night, so the Sox are only a half-game back from Toronto, but once again 10 back from first-place New York.

Connelly Early (2-2, 3.79) pitches tonight. He faced the Rays once before in a 7-3 loss in Tampa last year, when he got four strikeouts and gave up two earned runs on three hits. He'll be up against the Ray's Jesse Scholtens (3-1, 3.18), who's a career 1-1 against the Sox in two relief appearances, once with Tampa Bay and once with the White Sox.     

Also, Roman Anthony is now officially on the 10-day IL.