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Red Sox 5, Rays 8 — Aug 31, 2021 Recap
Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 5-8 on Aug 31, 2021.
Game FAQ — score, spread, and total
Who won Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays on Aug 31, 2021?
Tampa Bay Rays won 5-8 on Aug 31, 2021.
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Betting Results
Spread
Rays covered
Rays -1.5
Total
Over
13 / 9
Moneyline
Rays
-161
Loading probability
Starting PitchersConfirmed
Red Sox19.29 ERA0-12.1 IP0 K1.71 WHIP
vs
Rays4.50 ERA8-4134.0 IP104 K1.17 WHIP
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Rays | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Box Score — Hitting
Red Sox| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Renfroe | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yairo Muñoz | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Shaw | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J.D. Martinez | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Dalbec | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Verdugo | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Vázquez | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Schwarber | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rafael Devers | 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonathan Araúz | SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Rays| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wander Franco | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yandy Díaz | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brandon Lowe | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Austin Meadows | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Cruz | DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joey Wendle | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Francisco Mejía | C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Arozarena | RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | 29 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
Box Score — Pitching
Red Sox| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad PeacockL | 2.1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| Phillips Valdez | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Stephen Gonsalves | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
Rays| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan YarbroughW | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 78 |
| Dietrich Enns | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 |
| Andrew KittredgeS | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Season Records
Team
SU
ATS
O/U
Red Sox
Overall
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0%0-0
0%0-0
Rays
Overall
0%0-0
0%0-0
0%0-0