The Red Sox dropped a 5-2 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays, dropping the Sox back into last place, one night after they had escaped for the first time in more than three months. Read the game story here.
STAR OF THE GAME: Matt Moore
The Rays lefty had a bumpy first inning, allowing two runs on two walks and two hits, but shut sown the Red Sox thereafter and didn't allow another run through 6 2/3 innings.
HONORABLE MENTION: Travis Shaw
Shaw had his second three-hit game in the last three days and knocked in both Red Sox runs with a single in the first inning.
GOAT OF THE GAME: Henry Owens
The rookie lefty retired the first 12 hitters he faced and 15 of the first 16. But in the sixth, it started to fall apart for Owens who allowed two runs in that inning and two more in the eighth.
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TURNING POINT: A throwing error by Mookie Betts in the sixth helped the Rays take the lead for the first time in the game.
BY THE NUMBERS: Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 11 games. In that span, he has multi-hit games in eight of those.