Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox, August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021, 7:10 PM ET | Tropicana Field
Starting Pitchers
Boston Red Sox
Recorded starter
Tampa Bay Rays
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2021Boston Red SoxTampa Bay Rays
.777
OPS.750
219
HR222
829
Runs857
4.26
ERA3.67
1.38
WHIP1.17
1527
Strikeouts by pitchers1478
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Boston Red Sox, MLBDB pick
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter RenfroeRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle SchwarberLF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. MartinezDH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xander BogaertsSS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yairo Muñoz2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis ShawPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Dalbec1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex VerdugoCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian VázquezC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Araúz2B/SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
5 players led Tampa Bay Rays with 1 hit each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Lowe2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nelson CruzDH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wander FrancoSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin MeadowsLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy ArozarenaRF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Joey Wendle3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yandy Díaz1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin KiermaierCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Francisco MejíaC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 29 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
Pitching
Phillips Valdez went 3.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (2 SO, 0 ER); Ryan Yarbrough went 6.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (3 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Brad Peacock | 2.1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephen Gonsalves | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Phillips Valdez | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Ryan Yarbrough | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dietrich Enns | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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