Rays top Red Sox, extend season-opening win streak to 10

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays turned the primary main league group for the reason that 1987 Milwaukee Brewers to open the season with 10 straight wins, getting a solo homer from Brandon Lowe within the eighth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Monday evening.

The 1987 Brewers and 1982 Atlanta Braves share the main league file for one of the best begin to a season at 13-0. The Rays are the seventh group since 1901 to start the 12 months with 10 or extra wins.

“It’s cool to be part of it,” proper fielder Luke Raley stated,

Lowe homered for the third straight recreation, sending a 3-2, one-out pitch from Chris Martin (0-1) into the right-field stands. Lowe has 9 RBIs over his final three video games.

“This is the first night where it’s kind of quiet offensively,” Rays supervisor Kevin Cash stated. “I kind of felt like at any given moment somebody could knock one out of the ballpark. Probably the right guy with Brandon.”

Tampa Bay has outscored its opponents 76-18.

In a matchup of the AL’s prime two scoring groups, pitching and defence prevailed. This was the Rays’ first win by fewer than 4 runs as Tampa Bay fell one in need of the 1939 New York Yankees, the latest group to win 10 consecutive video games by 4 or extra at any level in a season.

Tampa Bay opener Jalen Beeks allowed one hit over two innings, and Josh Fleming gave up one hit over the subsequent 4. After Garrett Cleavinger labored an ideal seventh, Colin Poche (1-0) labored out of bases-loaded, two-jam within the eighth by placing out Rafael Devers.

“He made some good pitches and got Rafie out,” Red Sox supervisor Alex Cora stated. “They pitched well, we pitched well. There was good defence. Obviously we didn’t win the game but as far as the game, it was great.”

Pete Fairbanks accomplished the three-hitter and obtained his first save.

Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta gave up three hits in 5 scoreless innings. Josh Winckowski allowed one hit in two innings.

The Rays had been coming off consecutive 11-0 wins over Oakland during which the Athletics had been restricted to 4 hits total. Boston had a three-game weekend sweep over Detroit during which the Red Sox outscored the Tigers 24-9.

BY THE NUMBERS

This is the primary time Tampa Bay has recorded three consecutive shutouts. … The Rays have received 10 straight house video games in opposition to Boston.

PRODUCTIVE FILL-INS

Boston centre fielder Rob Refsnyder, certainly one of a number of gamers who will probably be filling in for the injured Adam Duvall, saved a pair of runs with a sliding catch on the warning observe that took away an extra-base hit from Randy Arozarena within the third.

Duvall, harm trying a diving catch on Sunday, was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist earlier than the sport with a fractured left wrist. Cora stated Duvall is not going to want surgical procedure and the wrist will probably be positioned in a forged. There isn’t any timetable for his return.

Bobby Dalbec, recalled from Triple-A Worcester to take Duvall’s roster spot, had a pinch-hit single within the eighth.

UP NEXT

Cora stated “there’s a good chance” RHP Garrett Whitlock (hip surgical procedure) will make his season debut Tuesday evening in opposition to Rays ace Shane McClanahan (2-0, 1.50 ERA).