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Boston Red Sox 1, Tampa Bay Rays 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

4:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 21, 2:02 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 55
1
1–2
FINAL · 9 innings
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
2
T-Score67
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Brayan BelloBOS
Starter
8.05101193
Garrett WhitlockBOS
ReliefLoss
0.2300119
Freddy PeraltaTB
Starter
5.2412697
Bryan BakerTB
ReliefWin
1.0200020
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
BOSBoston Red Sox001000000182
TBTampa Bay Rays000100001280
Top hitters
Jonathan Aranda1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Roman Anthony1-for-4 · 1 RBI
Richie Palacios1-for-4 · 1 RBI
Caleb Durbin2-for-4 · 1 R
Jarren Duran2-for-3

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysThe starters are close overall, but Peralta owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 7 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRaysTampa has won 8 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

BOS
Brayan Bello RHP
Brayan Bello
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.74
126th
WHIP
1.43
148th
K/9
6.81
159th
BB/9
3.02
76th
P-Score45i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.95
59th
OPS/R
–
IP
104.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
4
TB
Freddy Peralta RHP
Freddy Peralta
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.67
133rd
WHIP
1.34
127th
K/9
8.32
103rd
BB/9
3.30
132nd
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.31
120th
OPS/R
–
IP
158.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.10
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Peralta owns a 8.3 K/9 compared with Bello's 6.8.
·Peralta has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 0%.
·The WHIP gap favors Peralta, 1.34 to 1.43.
·Bello allows the lower home-run rate: 0.95 vs 1.31 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bello arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker39%95.3
Changeup20%89.0
Cutter15%87.5
Sweeper14%86.0
Four-seam9%95.7
Curveball3%83.4
Peralta arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam53%94.3
Changeup23%87.4
Curveball13%79.5
Sweeper6%82.4
Slider4%83.1
Slow Curve1%74.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Freddy Peralta)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Brayan Bello)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineup strength vs today's starter

Weighted by batting-order spot. Season rates are regressed toward league average before they enter the model.

Updated Sep 19, 1:35 PM ET
BOSBOS
.721
−18 ptsOPS edge
TBTB
.739

Slight edge: TB

Full lineup comparison

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Freddy Peralta
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Peralta (BvP)
1Roman AnthonyLLF61.7355.817No MLB historyNo history
2Mickey GasperSDH69.82310.902No MLB historyNo history
3Adley RutschmanSC63.74113.7990-for-3Very small sample
4Wilyer AbreuLRF73.77324.7350-for-3Very small sample
5Nick SogardS2B53.7275.6930-for-2Very small sample
6Trevor StoryRSS33.6225.6151-for-9Very small sample
7Caleb DurbinR3B52.71013.7161-for-1Very small sample
8Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.6331-for-2Very small sample
9Isiah Kiner-FalefaR2B38.6332.7061-for-3Very small sample
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245 / .735 · 5 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Mickey Gasper DH · S.251 / .823 · 10 HRvs hand .902 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score3Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .799 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample73H-Score5Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score6Trevor Story SS · R.235 / .622 · 5 HRvs hand .615 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample33H-Score7Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample52H-Score8Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score9Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B · R.242 / .633 · 2 HRvs hand .706 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample38H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Brayan Bello
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bello (BvP)
1Jake FraleyLRF—.6532.6463-for-3Very small sample
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.8376-for-17Small sample
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.8711-for-9Very small sample
4Liam HicksLC63.80118.9020-for-2Very small sample
5Chandler SimpsonLLF42.6890.7181-for-3Very small sample
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF69.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
7Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.7480-for-1Very small sample
8Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6473-for-3Very small sample
9Jorge MateoRSS31.5595.6910-for-2Very small sample
1Jake Fraley RF · L.216 / .653 · 2 HRvs hand .646 · 3-for-3 · Very small sample—H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · 6-for-17 · Small sample76H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample87H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score7Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample51H-Score8Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 3-for-3 · Very small sample47H-Score9Jorge Mateo SS · R.203 / .559 · 5 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample31H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·TBTB
AVG.245 15th.258 2nd
OPS.717 18th.728 8th
Home runs163 26th169 22nd
Runs689 23rd736 12th
OBP.319 11th.326 6th
SLG.398 19th.402 14th
PitchingBOSBOS·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.54vs3.70
BOSTB
WHIP1.23vs1.14
BOSTB
K/98.7vs8.3
BOSTB
HR Allowed153vs201
BOSTB
BullpenBOSBOS·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.10vs3.93
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.17vs1.20
no league rank
Saves46vs58
BOSTB
ResultsBOSBOS·TBTB
+33211th
Run differential
+3665th
87–75 Record98–64
5–5 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (5–5)
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
Tampa Bay Rays (8–2)
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
10—3
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Brayan Bello (4.74 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Freddy Peralta (4.67 ERA, 9–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
4:10 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 3–10 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Brayan Bello is at 45; Freddy Peralta is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.