Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays, May 8, 2026

RaysTB
0-2
Final
Red SoxBOS

May 8, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Fenway Park

Last 5 Form

Tampa Bay Rays

4-1

Last 5
W 5-1
vs TOR
W 4-3
vs TOR
W 3-0
vs TOR
W 8-4
@ BOS
L 0-2
@ BOS

Boston Red Sox

4-1

Last 5
W 5-4
@ DET
W 10-3
@ DET
W 4-0
@ DET
L 4-8
vs TB
W 2-0
vs TB

Starting Pitchers

Tampa Bay Rays

Jesse Scholtens headshot
Jesse Scholtens
Recorded starter

Boston Red Sox

Connelly Early headshot
Connelly Early
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Tampa Bay Rays25-13.658#2#10.5
Boston Red Sox17-22.436#4#89.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Tampa Bay RaysBoston Red Sox
.728
OPS
.717
169
HR
163
736
Runs
689
3.70
ERA
3.54
1.14
WHIP
1.23
1322
Strikeouts by pitchers
1398

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Chandler Simpson headshot
Chandler Simpson

6 H, 0 HR, 4 RBI

Junior Caminero headshot
Junior Caminero

3 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Ryan Vilade headshot
Ryan Vilade

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Shane McClanahan headshot
Shane McClanahan

5.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Mason Englert headshot
Mason Englert

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Hunter Bigge headshot
Hunter Bigge

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Ceddanne Rafaela headshot
Ceddanne Rafaela

8 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Wilyer Abreu headshot
Wilyer Abreu

6 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Jarren Duran headshot
Jarren Duran

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Connelly Early headshot
Connelly Early

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Payton Tolle headshot
Payton Tolle

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Connelly Early headshot
Connelly Early
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Ceddanne Rafaela headshot
Ceddanne Rafaela
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Jesse Scholtens headshot
Jesse Scholtens
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Rays 0: TB 4 hits, BOS 5 hits; TB 1 error, BOS 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
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Box Score

Batting

Nick Fortes led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH3000030
Ryan ViladeRF4000010
Junior Caminero3B4000000
Jonathan Aranda1B3010120
Jonny DeLucaCF4000020
Ben Williamson2B3000000
Chandler SimpsonLF3000010
Nick FortesC3020010
Taylor WallsSS3010020
Totals300401120

Ceddanne Rafaela led Boston Red Sox with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jarren DuranLF4010000
Willson Contreras1B2000210
Wilyer AbreuRF2111201
Masataka YoshidaDH4000000
Trevor StorySS4000030
Ceddanne RafaelaCF4131001
Marcelo Mayer2B4000010
Carlos NarváezC2000010
Caleb Durbin3B3000010
Totals29252472

Pitching

Jesse Scholtens went 4.2 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (4 SO, 2 ER); Connelly Early went 7.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (8 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Tampa Bay Rays
Jesse Scholtens4.2222442
Mason Englert3.1300030
Boston Red Sox
Connelly Early7.0400180
Garrett Whitlock1.0000020
Aroldis Chapman1.0000020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B3

    Home Run Wilyer Abreu homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 0, BOS 1

  • B4

    Home Run Ceddanne Rafaela homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. TB 0, BOS 2

Play-by-Play

All 66 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T9

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Marcelo Mayer strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Single Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ryan Vilade. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Trevor Story called out on strikes. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B8

    Groundout Masataka Yoshida grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T8

    Pop Out Ryan Vilade pops out softly to catcher Carlos Narváez. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B7

    Flyout Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B7

    Pop Out Willson Contreras pops out to shortstop Taylor Walls. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B7

    Single Jarren Duran singles on a ground ball to third baseman Junior Caminero. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B7

    Groundout Caleb Durbin grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Nick Fortes called out on strikes. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T7

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T7

    Lineout Ben Williamson lines out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B6

    Flyout Carlos Narváez flies out to second baseman Ben Williamson. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B6

    Flyout Marcelo Mayer flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B6

    Single Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson, deflected by third baseman Junior Caminero. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T6

    Pop Out Jonny DeLuca pops out softly to pitcher Connelly Early. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T6

    Walk Jonathan Aranda walks. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T6

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T6

    Bunt Pop Out Ryan Vilade bunt pops out to pitcher Connelly Early. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B5

    Pop Out Masataka Yoshida pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B5

    Intent Walk Jesse Scholtens intentionally walks Wilyer Abreu. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B5

    Walk Willson Contreras walks. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B5

    Flyout Jarren Duran flies out to shortstop Taylor Walls. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B5

    Strikeout Caleb Durbin called out on strikes. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Taylor Walls called out on strikes. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T5

    Single Nick Fortes singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jarren Duran. TB 0, BOS 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Chandler Simpson strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Carlos Narváez strikes out on a foul tip. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B4

    Groundout Marcelo Mayer grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B4

    Home Run Ceddanne Rafaela homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. TB 0, BOS 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Trevor Story strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 1

  • T4

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, pitcher Connelly Early to first baseman Willson Contreras. TB 0, BOS 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Jonny DeLuca strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 1

  • B3

    Groundout Masataka Yoshida grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, BOS 1

  • B3

    Home Run Wilyer Abreu homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 0, BOS 1

  • B3

    Strikeout Willson Contreras called out on strikes. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B3

    Lineout Jarren Duran lines out to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Grounded Into DP Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. Yandy Díaz out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade strikes out swinging. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Hit By Pitch Yandy Díaz hit by pitch. Taylor Walls to 2nd. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Single Taylor Walls singles on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. Nick Fortes to 3rd. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T3

    Single Nick Fortes singles on a ground ball to third baseman Caleb Durbin. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B2

    Lineout Caleb Durbin lines out to second baseman Ben Williamson. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch Carlos Narváez hit by pitch. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B2

    Groundout Marcelo Mayer grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B2

    Groundout Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out, second baseman Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T2

    Flyout Chandler Simpson flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T2

    Lineout Ben Williamson lines out to third baseman Caleb Durbin. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T2

    Lineout Jonny DeLuca lines out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T2

    Single Jonathan Aranda singles on a ground ball to shortstop Trevor Story. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Trevor Story pops out to shortstop Taylor Walls. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Pop Out Masataka Yoshida pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Walk Wilyer Abreu walks. Willson Contreras to 2nd. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Walk Willson Contreras challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Willson Contreras walks. TB 0, BOS 0

  • B1

    Flyout Jarren Duran flies out to right fielder Ryan Vilade. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T1

    Lineout Junior Caminero lines out sharply to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T1

    Flyout Ryan Vilade flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. TB 0, BOS 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Carlos Narváez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Yandy Díaz called out on strikes. TB 0, BOS 0