FinalFinal lineupsAL East

Tampa Bay Rays 8, Boston Red Sox 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkStats availableFinal lineups locked

T-Score63

8–4

FINAL

T-Score59

FINAL

Starting pitchers

Griffin Jax RHP

Tampa Bay Rays

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

3.99

97th

WHIP

1.24

80th

K/9

9.33

51st

BB/9

2.99

97th

P-Score50i

FIP

4.05

HR/9

1.36

141st

OPS/R

0.669

99.1

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA4.14

Road ERA3.83

Last 5 starts

Jake Bennett LHP

Boston Red Sox

2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)

ERA

3.69

69th

WHIP

1.07

25th

K/9

7.11

155th

BB/9

1.63

5th

P-Score59i

FIP

3.63

HR/9

1.03

79th

OPS/R

0.726

105.0

2026 ERA splits

Home ERA4.21

Road ERA3.19

Last 5 starts

How the starters differ

·Jax strikes out 2.2 more batters per nine innings.

·Bennett allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.07 WHIP compared with 1.24.

·Bennett allows the lower home-run rate: 1.03 vs 1.36 per nine.

·Jax enters with a 3.83 road ERA; Bennett owns a 4.21 ERA at home.

Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent

Metric	Jax	Bennett	Note
ERA−	95	86	Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP	4.05	3.63
WAR	1.1	2.1	Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Jax arsenal

Pitch	Usage	Velo
Sweeper	25%	87.6
Changeup	23%	91.0
Sinker	22%	95.4
Four-seam	18%	96.0
Curveball	9%	84.9
Cutter	3%	92.8

Bennett arsenal

Pitch	Usage	Velo
Four-seam	35%	92.9
Changeup	26%	83.6
Sinker	24%	92.4
Sweeper	7%	79.5
Cutter	4%	85.0
Curveball	3%	78.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs LHP (Jake Bennett)

24th

in MLB

0.684OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Sox vs RHP (Griffin Jax)

16th

in MLB

0.717OPS

.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

Lineups not announced

Neither club has posted a batting order. Handedness composition, H-Score leaders and batter-vs-pitcher samples appear here as soon as the first order is filed — typically two to three hours before first pitch.

Team comparison

Results

TB·

BOS

+25110th

Run differential

+2755th

90–59 Record82–68

Last 10 games

Tampa Bay Rays (0–0)

Boston Red Sox (0–0)

2026 head-to-head

Season Series

0—0

0 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+

Griffin Jax is listed as the starter.

Who is starting for the Sox?+

Jake Bennett is listed as the starter.

What time does the game start?+

7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park.

Where is the game being played?+

Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.

Are the lineups confirmed?+

Not yet. Orders appear here when they are posted.

How do the starters compare on P-Score?+

Griffin Jax is at 50; Jake Bennett is at 59. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.