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FinalFinal lineupsAL East

Tampa Bay Rays 0, Boston Red Sox 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkStats availableFinal lineups locked
T-Score63
Tampa Bay Rays
90–59 · 1st AL East · T-Score 63
0
0–2
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
82–68 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 59
2
T-Score59
FINAL

Starting pitchers

TB
Jesse Scholtens RHP
Jesse Scholtens
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.03
WHIP
1.34
K/9
6.85
BB/9
2.82
FIP
5.63
HR/9
2.01
OPS/R
0.693
IP
44.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.01
Road ERA4.09
Last 5 starts
BOS
Connelly Early LHP
Connelly Early
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.44
43rd
WHIP
1.25
89th
K/9
9.13
62nd
BB/9
3.34
126th
P-Score55i
FIP
4.61
HR/9
1.47
161st
OPS/R
0.771
IP
91.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.18
Road ERA2.64
Last 5 starts
How the starters differ
·Early strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Early owns the lower FIP, 4.61 to 5.63.
·Early allows the lower home-run rate: 1.47 vs 2.01 per nine.
·Early allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.25 WHIP compared with 1.34.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricScholtensEarlyNote
ERA−9680Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP5.634.61
WAR-0.40.7Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Scholtens arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider31%88.3
Sinker23%92.1
Four-seam22%93.1
Splitter14%84.1
Sweeper11%80.4
Early arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%94.0
Sinker20%92.4
Changeup18%83.7
Curveball11%80.0
Slider8%87.1
Sweeper8%82.5

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs LHP (Connelly Early)
24th
in MLB
0.684OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Jesse Scholtens)
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

ResultsTBTB·BOSBOS
+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?+
Jesse Scholtens is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Connelly Early 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?+
P-Score is available for one starter only.