Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
May 7, 2026
FINAL
Box Score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 7 |
| BOS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
loss:
J. Bennett(1-1)win:
H. Bigge(1-0)
J. Bennett(1-1)win:H. Bigge(1-0)Game Recap
BOSTON – The Rays love Chandler Simpson’s bat-to-ball skills for good reason. Entering Thursday’s action, among the 332 hitters with at least 100 swings, his 10.9 percent whiff rate was fifth-lowest, trailing only Cleveland’s Steven Kwan, San Francisco’s Luis Arraez, Miami’s Liam Hicks and the Cubs' Nico Hoerner....
Scoring Summary
TBBOS
2Ben Williamson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Jonny DeLuca scores. [1 run] 10- 2Cedric Mullins singles on a soft bunt ground ball to first baseman Willson Contreras. Ben Williamson scores. Nick Fortes to 3rd. [1 run] 20
- 2Yandy Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Nick Fortes scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. Taylor Walls to 2nd. [1 run] [2 outs] 30
- 2Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to shortstop Taylor Walls, deflected by third baseman Junior Caminero. Trevor Story scores. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd. [1 run] 31
- 2Connor Wong reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Taylor Walls. Masataka Yoshida scores. Marcelo Mayer to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Taylor Walls. [1 run] 32
- 2Caleb Durbin singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Marcelo Mayer scores. Connor Wong to 2nd. [1 run] 33
- 6Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Junior Caminero scores. Jonny DeLuca scores. Ben Williamson to 2nd. [2 runs] 53
- 8Chandler Simpson triples (3) on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Ben Williamson scores. [1 run] 63
- 8Wilyer Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jarren Duran scores. [1 run] [2 outs] 64
- 9Junior Caminero homers (10) on a line drive to center field. Richie Palacios scores. [2 runs] 84
Player Stats
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yandy DiazDH | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Richie PalaciosPR-DH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 |
| 2Ryan ViladeLF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 |
| Hunter FeducciaC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| 3Junior Caminero3B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| 4Jonathan Aranda1B | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| 5Jonny DeLucaRF | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| 6Ben Williamson2B | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| 7Nick FortesC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Chandler SimpsonPH-LF | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| 8Cedric MullinsCF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 |
| 9Taylor WallsSS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .197 |
| TOTAL | 13 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffin JaxRHP | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 5.00 |
| Hunter BiggeRHP | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.77 |
| Kevin KellyRHP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3.24 |
| Garrett CleavingerLHP | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.79 |
| Cole SulserRHP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.61 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 128 | - |
| HITTING | H | AB | R | RBI | K | BB | HR | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jarren DuranLF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .192 |
| 2Willson Contreras1B | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| 3Wilyer AbreuRF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| 4Trevor StorySS | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 |
| 5Masataka YoshidaDH | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| 6Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| 7Marcelo Mayer2B | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| 8Connor WongC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| 9Caleb Durbin3B | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 |
| TOTAL | 7 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - |
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR | PC | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake BennettLHP | 5.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 86 | 4.35 |
| Greg WeissertRHP | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5.52 |
| Tyler SamaniegoLHP | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Ryan WatsonRHP | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 6.46 |
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 154 | - |
Play-by-Play
1st inningTBBOS
- TOP 1
- GROUNDOUT — Yandy Diaz grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras. [1 out]00
- SINGLE — Ryan Vilade singles on a ground ball to shortstop Trevor Story.00
- GROUNDED INTO DP — Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, shortstop Trevor Story to second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. Ryan Vilade out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st. [3 outs]00
- BOTTOM 1
- STRIKEOUT — Jarren Duran called out on strikes. [1 out]00
- GROUNDOUT — Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. [2 outs]00
- FLYOUT — Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Ryan Vilade. [3 outs]00
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Team Stats
Game Details
Thursday, May 7, 2026 · 7:10 PM
Fenway Park · Boston, MA
attendance: 33,961 (90.0%)
weather: 62 degrees, clear
tv: ESPN
spread: BOS -121
over/under: 8.5