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Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

Sunday, Jul 19, 2026Fenway ParkFinal
TB · Away · 83-55

Tampa Bay Rays

AL East · 1st · —
1:6
Final
H2H 310
BOS · Home · 75-64

Boston Red Sox

AL East · 5th · 8.5 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.83
41st
WHIP
1.13
35th
K/9
8.58
107th
BB/9
2.93
102nd
FIP
3.41
HR/9
0.63
28th
OPS/R
0.615
IP
86.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.55
Road ERA3.91
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.77
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
11
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.54
21st
WHIP
1.10
61st
K/9
8.00
113th
BB/9
2.26
41st
FIP
3.54
HR/9
0.94
64th
OPS/R
0.720
IP
95.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA2.77
Road ERA2.87
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.62
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
9
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
Rays vs RHP (Sonny Gray)
5th
in MLB
0.754OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
4th
in MLB
0.768OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Stat
0.257 (1st)
Batting Average
0.257 (7th)
0.731 (7th)
OPS
0.731 (9th)
97 (22nd)
Home Runs
97 (24th)
434 (15th)
Runs Scored
434 (16th)
3.89 (8th)
Team ERA
3.89 (4th)
1.18 (1st)
Team WHIP
1.18 (6th)
8.18 (19th)
K/9 (Starters)
8.18 (12th)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.51
0.46
0.49
0.58
0.45
0.53
0.46
0.57
0.44
Runs Allowed
0.40
0.37
0.45
0.32
0.56
0.54
0.52
0.40
0.42
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.45
0.39
0.60
0.50
0.49
0.47
0.49
0.40
0.70
Runs Allowed
0.55
0.38
0.44
0.42
0.59
0.40
0.33
0.45
0.30
Starting lineups vs opposing starter (2026)
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
R
0.302
0.839
21
3
2
L
0.277
0.779
17
1
3
R
0.283
0.904
37
2
4
L
0.206
0.641
14
3
5
L
0.310
0.701
0
3
6
L
0.227
0.752
10
0
7
L
0.226
0.653
5
0
8
S
0.221
0.599
2
2
9
L
0.239
0.664
3
0
2026 season: AVG · OPS · HR · PA
#
Player
Bats
AVG
OPS
HR
PA
1
R
0.219
0.713
5
2
2
R
0.282
0.761
16
0
3
L
0.256
0.799
23
0
4
R
0.274
0.900
26
3
5
R
0.251
0.710
12
0
6
R
0.185
0.572
1
2
7
R
0.248
0.708
6
0
8
L
0.207
0.631
19
0
9
R
0.242
0.685
4
4
2026 season: AVG · OPS · HR · PA
Matchup Preview

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox (2026-07-19). Shane McClanahan vs Sonny Gray at Fenway Park.

Starters — McClanahan enters with a 2.83 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 86 innings. He is striking out 8.58 per nine with 2.93 walks per nine and 0.63 home runs allowed per nine. Over his last three starts, he has worked 18.1 innings with 2 earned runs allowed, 13 strikeouts, and 1 walk, including back-to-back scoreless outings. His ERA trend is down. Gray has a 2.54 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 95.2 innings. He is posting 8.00 strikeouts per nine, 2.26 walks per nine, and 0.94 home runs allowed per nine. In his last three starts, he has covered 19.1 innings with 2 earned runs allowed, 19 strikeouts, and 4 walks. His ERA trend is also down.

Teams — Tampa Bay brings a .731 OPS, 434 runs, and a .257 team average. The Rays pitching staff has a 3.89 ERA and 1.18 WHIP, but the club is 4-6 over its last 10 games. Boston has a .709 OPS, 407 runs, and a .244 team average. The Red Sox staff owns a 3.56 ERA and 1.21 WHIP, and the team comes in on a 10-0 run over its last 10 games. Tampa Bay has been the more productive offense by OPS and total runs, while Boston has paired slightly better run prevention with strong recent form.

KEY FACTS
McClanahan has allowed 2 earned runs
across his last 18.1 innings
Gray has allowed 2 earned runs
across his last 19.1 innings
Rays .731 OPS and 434 runs vs Red
Sox 3.56 team ERA and 10-0 last 10
Last 10 games
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
310
13 Games Played