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Tampa Bay Rays 3, Boston Red Sox 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 17, 9:40 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score56
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 56
3
3–5
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 56
5
T-Score56
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
LineupRaysTampa's official lineup includes 5 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 10–0 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

TB
Mason Englert RHP
Mason Englert
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.54
WHIP
1.43
K/9
8.07
BB/9
2.02
FIP
–
HR/9
2.27
OPS/R
–
IP
35.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.66
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
BOS
Eduardo Rivera LHP
Eduardo Rivera
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.89
WHIP
0.96
K/9
8.68
BB/9
3.86
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
OPS/R
–
IP
9.1
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 3)
How the starters differ
·Rivera allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.96 WHIP compared with 1.43.
·Rivera enters with a 2.89 ERA compared with Englert's 4.54.
·Rivera allows the lower home-run rate: 0.96 vs 2.27 per nine.
·Englert averages 1.8 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Englert arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup27%85.4
Sinker20%91.7
Curveball19%74.6
Four-seam18%92.0
Cutter10%86.2
Slider6%81.7
Slow Curve1%57.7
Sweeper0%80.6
Rivera arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam54%95.3
Slider31%87.8
Changeup15%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs LHP (Eduardo Rivera)
25th
in MLB
0.679OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Mason Englert)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs LHP Eduardo Rivera
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Rivera (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH78.80522.780No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B67.79222.678No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.916No MLB historyNo history
4Ryan ViladeRRF60.75011.835No MLB historyNo history
5Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.565No MLB historyNo history
6Jonny DeLucaRRF47.72911.687No MLB historyNo history
7Ben WilliamsonR2B38.6203.585No MLB historyNo history
8Hunter FeducciaLC46.6253.314No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.519No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .780 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .916 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .835 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .565 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .687 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Ben Williamson 2B · R.238 / .620 · 3 HRvs hand .585 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score8Hunter Feduccia C · L.221 / .625 · 3 HRvs hand .314 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .519 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Mason Englert
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Englert (BvP)
1Anthony SeiglerS2B47.7273.784No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76516.743No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF73.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B76.90227.878No MLB historyNo history
5Jahmai JonesRDH48.6676.500No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B52.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF49.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Connor WongRC38.6564.631No MLB historyNo history
9Tsung-Che ChengLSS—.6000.627No MLB historyNo history
1Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247 / .727 · 3 HRvs hand .784 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Jahmai Jones DH · R.206 / .667 · 6 HRvs hand .500 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Connor Wong C · R.233 / .656 · 4 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score9Tsung-Che Cheng SS · L.256 / .600 · 0 HRvs hand .627 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·BOSBOS
AVG.258 1st.245 15th
OPS.728 8th.717 18th
Home runs169 22nd163 26th
Runs736 12th689 23rd
OBP.326 5th.319 11th
SLG.402 13th.398 19th
PitchingTBTB·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs3.54
TBBOS
WHIP1.14vs1.23
TBBOS
K/98.3vs8.7
TBBOS
HR Allowed201vs153
TBBOS
BullpenTBTB·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.70vs3.48
no league rank
Saves58vs46
TBBOS
ResultsTBTB·BOSBOS
+3787th
Run differential
+33613th
98–64 Record87–75
4–6 Last 1010–0
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (4–6)
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
Boston Red Sox (10–0)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—11
14 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Mason Englert (4.54 ERA, 0–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Eduardo Rivera (2.89 ERA, 0–0) 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 as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rays and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 11–3 this season.