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July 18, 2026 · AL East

Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

July 18, 2026Fenway ParkCloudy 71°F · 10 mph, Out To LF
AWAY
Tampa Bay Rays
56-41
6
vs
HOME
Boston Red Sox
49-48
7

Game Highlights

Published July 18, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
T2 Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to second baseman Anthony Seigler. Ryan Vilade scores. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. Throwing error by second baseman Anthony Seigler. TB 1, BOS 0
T2 Nick Fortes Nick Fortes singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Chandler Simpson scores. TB 2, BOS 0
B2 Jahmai Jones Jahmai Jones homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Andruw Monasterio scores. TB 2, BOS 2
B3 Wilyer Abreu Wilyer Abreu homers (14) on a fly ball to center field. TB 2, BOS 3
T4 Ben Williamson Ben Williamson grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. TB 3, BOS 3
T4 Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to right field. TB 4, BOS 3
T4 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Jahmai Jones. Richie Palacios scores. TB 5, BOS 3
T7 Jonny DeLuca Jonny DeLuca homers (6) on a line drive to left center field. TB 6, BOS 3
B7 Masataka Yoshida Masataka Yoshida grounds out, shortstop Ben Williamson to first baseman Ryan Vilade. Andruw Monasterio scores. Jarren Duran to 2nd. TB 6, BOS 4
B7 Ceddanne Rafaela Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (25) on a fly ball to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jarren Duran scores. TB 6, BOS 5
B7 Wilyer Abreu Wilyer Abreu homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. Ceddanne Rafaela scores. TB 6, BOS 7

Box score

  123456789 R
TB 020300100 6
BOS 021000400 7

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Rays AWAY 6

Ian Seymour started for Rays, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Cole Sulser took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Ian Seymour Starter 3.0 61 3 4
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Ian Seymour threw
    CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 77% 4.7 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 30 49% 3 8 5 11 3
    Changeup 19 31% 5 1 3 8 2
    Sweeper 10 16% 0 3 3 2 2
    Slider 2 3% 0 0 1 1 0
  • Kevin Kelly Setup 2.0 29 0 2
  • Casey Legumina Middle 1.0 15 1 0 HLD
  • Cole Sulser Setup 0.2 15 2 1 HLD inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Garrett Cleavinger Setup 0.1 18 1 0 L inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Cam Booser Setup 1.0 12 0 1
Red Sox HOME 7

Patrick Sandoval started for Red Sox, leaving trailing 3–5. Out of the bullpen, Ryan Watson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Patrick Sandoval Starter 5.0 76 5 5
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Patrick Sandoval threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 70% 3.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Slider 30 39% 4 5 7 6 8
    Four-Seam Fastball 15 20% 0 4 3 5 3
    Changeup 14 18% 3 0 2 6 3
    Sinker 12 16% 1 3 2 3 3
    Curveball 4 5% 1 2 0 1 0
    Sweeper 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Ryan Watson Long 2.0 23 1 2 W
  • Garrett Whitlock Setup 1.0 8 0 0 HLD
  • Aroldis Chapman Closer 1.0 20 0 0 SV

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 7th · off Cleavinger
  • Abreu HR (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Jonny DeLuca CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .258 .294 .438 .732 HR (6), 2B
Junior Caminero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .371 .556 .927
Jonathan Aranda 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .388 .460 .848
Chandler Simpson LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 .279 .314 .341 .655 2B, SB
Ben Williamson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .310 .325 .635
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .215 .308 .430 .738 HR (6)
Nick Fortes C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .254 .298 .333 .631
Yandy Díaz DH 3 0 1 1 2 0 .315 .393 .478 .871
Ryan Vilade 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 .257 .319 .459 .778 2B
Richie Palacios 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .239 .336 .343 .679 2B
HOME · BOS
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Anthony Seigler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .256 .330 .407 .737
Ceddanne Rafaela CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .279 .325 .434 .759 2B
Wilyer Abreu RF 3 2 2 3 1 0 .266 .338 .462 .800 2 HR (14, 15)
Willson Contreras 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .283 .379 .544 .923
Romy Gonzalez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .294 .333 .627 SB
Caleb Durbin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .236 .300 .394 .694
Andruw Monasterio SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .238 .291 .431 .722 2 2B
Jarren Duran LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .191 .254 .343 .597
Jahmai Jones LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .144 .224 .258 .482 HR (3)
Carlos Narváez C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 .266 .294 .560
Masataka Yoshida PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 .343 .401 .744

Pitching lines

AWAY · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Ian Seymour 3.0 2 3 3 2 4 2 61 4.79
Kevin Kelly 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.33
Casey Legumina 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 4.02 HLD
Cole Sulser 0.2 1 2 0 0 1 0 15 5.31 HLD
Garrett Cleavinger 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 18 3.86 L
Cam Booser 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 1.42
HOME · BOS
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Patrick Sandoval 5.0 9 5 4 1 5 1 76 4.82
Ryan Watson 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 23 4.62 W
Garrett Whitlock 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.06 HLD
Aroldis Chapman 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 2.05 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · TB
Kevin Cash
Kevin Cash
Lineup 2.2 R Bunts 3.7 R IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · BOS
Chad Tracy
Chad Tracy
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 0.7 R Interim

Recent form

AWAY · TB
7-3 W3 +0 run diff
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HOME · BOS
9-1 W8 +31 run diff
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Season series: 0-4 with TB listed first across 4 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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