Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
· Major League Baseball
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Story hits go-ahead single in 9th and Red Sox top Rays 6-3 to keep pace in playoff chase
Boston remained two games behind the New York Yankees for the top AL wild card and is a game ahead of Cleveland and Houston for the second of those three spots.
Tampa Bay has dropped four consecutive series, and eight straight games to the Red Sox.
Rays third baseman Junior Caminero committed his second error of the game in the ninth. Ceddanne Rafaela reached second when Caminero mishandled a grounder, setting up Story’s go-ahead single off Jesse Scholtens (0-1).
Masataka Yoshida added an insurance run with a single, and Romy Gonzalez drove in another with a sacrifice fly.
Alex Bregman and Yoshida each had two hits and an RBI, and Nathaniel Lowe added a sacrifice fly.
Garrett Whitlock (7-3) worked a scoreless eighth for the win. Aroldis Chapman earned his 31st save.
Kyle Harrison, acquired from San Francisco in June as part of the trade package for Rafael Devers, made his first start for the Red Sox. The left-hander allowed one run on four hits and struck out five over five innings.
Yandy Diaz extended his recent tear with two hits for the Rays, including an RBI single that tied the score in the seventh. Nick Fortes doubled in a run and Jake Mangum singled in another.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Simpson grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Williams walked. |
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9th Inning | Fortes grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | J. Lowe struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Chapman relieved Whitlock |
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9th Inning | Hamilton as designated hitter. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 16 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 7 |
| 4 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 4 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 6 | Runs | 3 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 2 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 33 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 21 | Runners Left On Base | 17 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 2 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 164 | Pitches | 154 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 37 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 0 | Extra Base Hits | 2 |
| 4.7 | Runs Created | 2.7 |
| .294 | Batting Average | .212 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .294 | Slugging Percentage | .273 |
| .235 | Secondary Average | .182 |
| .366 | On Base Percentage | .297 |
| .660 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .570 |
| 0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.6 |
| 4.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 2.7 |
| 36.0 | Batter Rating | 24.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.90 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.16 |
| .000 | Isolated Power | .061 |
| 0.80 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.57 |
| .095 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .108 |
| -.059 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.030 |
| 11.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.4 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 85.8 | MLB Rating | 73.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 10,046 | Capacity: