FINAL September 20, 2026
September 20, 2026 · AL East

Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

September 20, 2026Tropicana FieldDome 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Boston Red Sox
84-72
1
vs
HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
95-60
5

Game Highlights

Published September 20, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Jonny DeLuca Jonny DeLuca doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Yandy Díaz scores. Ryan Vilade scores. Junior Caminero to 3rd. BOS 0, TB 2
B1 Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nate Eaton. Junior Caminero scores. Jonny DeLuca scores. BOS 0, TB 4
B4 Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. BOS 0, TB 5
T9 Trevor Story Trevor Story homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. BOS 1, TB 5

Box score

  123456789 R
BOS 000000000 0
TB 400100000 5

Pitching & bullpen

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

Red Sox AWAY 1

Patrick Sandoval started for Red Sox, leaving trailing 0–5.

workload · innings pitched
  • Patrick Sandoval Starter 7.0 94 5 5 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Patrick Sandoval threw
    CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 68% 3.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 45 48% 2 10 12 12 9
    Changeup 23 24% 8 3 3 4 5
    Slider 14 15% 2 2 2 4 4
    Sinker 8 9% 0 2 2 3 1
    Sweeper 3 3% 0 0 1 1 1
    Curveball 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Tyron Guerrero Setup 1.0 12 0 2
Rays HOME 5

Griffin Jax started for Rays, leaving with a 5–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Ty Johnson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Griffin Jax Starter 5.0 74 0 5 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Griffin Jax threw
    CSW 34% 1st-pitch strike 58% 3.9 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 20 27% 4 4 4 7 1
    Sinker 18 24% 1 4 3 4 6
    Sweeper 17 23% 1 6 1 6 3
    Changeup 15 20% 4 1 2 7 1
    Curveball 4 5% 0 0 0 3 1
  • Cole Sulser Setup 1.0 11 0 0
  • Brody Hopkins Middle 1.0 14 0 2
  • Steven Matz Long 1.0 14 0 1
  • Ty Johnson Middle 0.2 13 1 1
  • Kevin Kelly Setup 0.1 6 0 0 inherited 1, stranded 1

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 1st · off Sandoval
  • DeLuca 2B (2)

Game insights

  • Trevor Story extends hit streak to 11 games
    Trevor Story (BOS) has a hit in 11 consecutive games — past the 10-game watermark.
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  • Junior Caminero reaches base in 15 consecutive games
    Junior Caminero (TB) has reached base safely in 15 straight games — past the 15-game watermark.
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  • Tracy has used 30 different lineups in 30 games
    Chad Tracy (BOS) has run 30 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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  • Cash has used 30 different lineups in 30 games
    Kevin Cash (TB) has run 30 distinct starting lineups across 30 games this season — that's 100% turnover game-to-game. Most managers stay below 14 for the same span.
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Batting lines

AWAY · BOS
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Roman Anthony LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .241 .336 .385 .721 2B
Jahmai Jones DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .304 .385 .689
Adley Rutschman C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 .309 .413 .722
Trevor Story SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 .247 .278 .368 .646 HR (5)
Nick Sogard 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .340 .389 .729
Caleb Durbin 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .255 .338 .389 .727
Jarren Duran CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .204 .261 .362 .623
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .319 .320 .639
Nate Eaton RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .133 .291 .244 .535
Mickey Gasper DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 .255 .361 .462 .823
HOME · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Yandy Díaz DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .292 .358 .449 .807
Ryan Vilade 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .256 .331 .454 .785
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .277 .363 .529 .892
Jonny DeLuca CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 .259 .290 .410 .700 2B
Chandler Simpson LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .309 .337 .360 .697 SB
Ben Williamson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .305 .328 .633
Nick Fortes C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .264 .311 .377 .688
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 2 1 1 1 1 0 .251 .322 .502 .824 HR (14)
Taylor Walls SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .304 .289 .593

Pitching lines

AWAY · BOS
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Patrick Sandoval 7.0 4 5 5 2 5 1 94 5.15 L
Tyron Guerrero 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.18
HOME · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Griffin Jax 5.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 74 3.62 W
Cole Sulser 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.39
Brody Hopkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 6.00
Steven Matz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.49
Ty Johnson 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 13 5.79
Kevin Kelly 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2.49

Manager comparison

AWAY · BOS
Chad Tracy
Chad Tracy
Lineup 2.7 R Bunts 3.1 R IBBs 1.5 R Interim
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Kevin Cash
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 6.3 R IBBs 4.3 R

Recent form

AWAY · BOS
4-6 L2 -4 run diff
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HOME · TB
8-2 W2 +25 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with BOS listed first across 3 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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