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Boston Red Sox 1, Tampa Bay Rays 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:40 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Sep 22, 2:01 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score45
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 45
1
1–5
FINAL · 9 innings
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 49
5
T-Score49
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Patrick SandovalBOS
StarterLoss
7.0452594
Griffin JaxTB
StarterWin
5.0302574
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
BOSBoston Red Sox000000001160
TBTampa Bay Rays400100000540
Top hitters
Trevor Story1-for-4 · 1 HR · 1 RBI
Victor Mesa Jr.1-for-2 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Jonny DeLuca1-for-4 · 2 RBI · 1 R
Chandler Simpson1-for-3 · 2 RBI
Roman Anthony2-for-4

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysTampa has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Jax leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston owns a 3.43 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Tampa's 3.91.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 8–2 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

BOS
Patrick Sandoval LHP
Patrick Sandoval
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.99
168th
WHIP
1.79
218th
K/9
9.68
51st
BB/9
4.53
188th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.94
46th
OPS/R
–
IP
57.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.12
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
TB
Griffin Jax RHP
Griffin Jax
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.80
54th
WHIP
1.20
63rd
K/9
9.49
56th
BB/9
2.85
79th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.29
108th
OPS/R
–
IP
104.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.35
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Jax allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.20 WHIP compared with 1.79.
·Jax enters with a 3.80 ERA compared with Sandoval's 4.99.
·Jax has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.35 more per nine innings.
·Jax owns a 1.35 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 6.12 for Sandoval.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Sandoval arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup26%83.5
Four-seam22%93.5
Slider22%86.8
Sinker19%93.9
Sweeper5%80.6
Curveball5%75.7
Jax arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sweeper25%87.5
Sinker23%95.3
Changeup23%90.8
Four-seam18%95.9
Curveball9%84.9
Cutter3%92.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Griffin Jax)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs LHP (Patrick Sandoval)
25th
in MLB
0.679OPS
.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 20, 10:41 AM ET
BOSBOS
.707
−31 ptsOPS edge
TBTB
.738

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 Griffin Jax
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Jax (BvP)
1Roman AnthonyLLF54.7355.817No MLB historyNo history
2Mickey GasperSDH62.82310.9020-for-1Very small sample
3Adley RutschmanSC59.74113.7990-for-2Very small sample
4Trevor StoryRSS32.6225.6152-for-6Very small sample
5Nick SogardS2B47.7275.6930-for-1Very small sample
6Caleb DurbinR3B48.71013.7161-for-1Very small sample
7Jarren DuranLLF45.62720.6330-for-2Very small sample
8Isiah Kiner-FalefaR2B34.6332.7060-for-1Very small sample
9Nate EatonRLF—.5601.6440-for-3Very small sample
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245 / .735 · 5 HRvs hand .817 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score2Mickey Gasper DH · S.251 / .823 · 10 HRvs hand .902 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score3Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .799 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score4Trevor Story SS · R.235 / .622 · 5 HRvs hand .615 · 2-for-6 · Very small sample32H-Score5Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample47H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample48H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score8Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B · R.242 / .633 · 2 HRvs hand .706 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample34H-Score9Nate Eaton LF · R.160 / .560 · 1 HRvs hand .644 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample—H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Patrick Sandoval
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Sandoval (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH75.80522.7803-for-17Small sample
2Ryan ViladeRRF59.75011.8181-for-3Very small sample
3Junior CamineroR3B84.88442.9161-for-3Very small sample
4Jonny DeLucaRRF48.72911.6661-for-3Very small sample
5Chandler SimpsonLLF40.6890.6332-for-3Very small sample
6Ben WilliamsonR2B37.6203.5850-for-2Very small sample
7Nick FortesRC41.6806.6762-for-3Very small sample
8Victor Mesa Jr.LRF66.82514.8681-for-2Very small sample
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.5410-for-2Very small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .780 · 3-for-17 · Small sample75H-Score2Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .818 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample59H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .916 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample84H-Score4Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .666 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample48H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .633 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample40H-Score6Ben Williamson 2B · R.238 / .620 · 3 HRvs hand .585 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample37H-Score7Nick Fortes C · R.258 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .676 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample41H-Score8Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .868 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .541 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample34H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·TBTB
AVG.245 14th.258 1st
OPS.717 19th.728 8th
Home runs163 26th169 22nd
Runs689 23rd736 12th
OBP.319 12th.326 5th
SLG.398 20th.402 12th
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 ERA3.43vs3.91
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.22vs1.20
no league rank
Saves46vs58
BOSTB
ResultsBOSBOS·TBTB
+37915th
Run differential
+38414th
87–75 Record98–64
4–6 Last 108–2
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (4–6)
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
Tampa Bay Rays (8–2)
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
10—3
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Patrick Sandoval (4.99 ERA, 1–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Griffin Jax (3.80 ERA, 7–10) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:40 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?+
Patrick Sandoval is at 47; Griffin Jax is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.