Saturday, July 31st, 2021 5:10PM CST
On July 31, 2021, the Tampa Bay Rays claimed a 9-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. Rookie Wander Franco contributed significantly with a couple of hits that brought in runs, while the Tampa Bay relief pitchers successfully escaped trouble in two instances with the bases full. This result moved the Rays into first place in the American League East standings.
Date: Saturday, July 31st, 2021
Time: 5:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 20,521
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
BOS |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Meadows (24, Ottavino); Lowe (16, Eovaldi)
Triples: Franco (3, Eovaldi)
Home Runs: Choi (8, 1st inning off Eovaldi 1 on, 0 Out); Mejía (5, 4th inning off Eovaldi 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cruz (53), Choi 2 (31), Mejía 4 (23), Franco 2 (14)
2-out Runs Batted In: Mejía 4
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Cruz 0-1, Kiermaier 0-2, Choi 1-2, Wendle 0-1, Meadows 0-1, Mejía 1-2, Arozarena 0-1, Franco 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Choi 1; Mejía 1; Arozarena 1

Wild Pitches: Yarbrough
Intentional Walks: Bogaerts (by Wisler).; Verdugo (by Kittredge).
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Wisler 2/6; Yarbrough 14/20; Springs 2/3; Kittredge 1/6; Mazza 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Wisler-6-3-0-4; Yarbrough-22-10-13-15; Springs-2-2-0-2; Kittredge-2-7-6-1; Mazza-3-2-10-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Wisler 3-1; Yarbrough 4-7; Mazza 1-0
Game Scores: R Yarbrough 42

Errors: Mazza (1, throw)

Doubles: Renfroe (20, Kittredge)
Home Runs: Bogaerts (16, 1st inning off Yarbrough 1 on, 1 Out); Dalbec (11, 5th inning off Yarbrough 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Martinez (66), Bogaerts 2 (55), Dalbec 2 (40)
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Martinez 1-3, Vázquez 0-1, Renfroe 0-1, Devers 0-1, Dalbec 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Martinez 1; Renfroe 2; Dalbec 2

Wild Pitches: Davis
Hit By Pitch: Arozarena (by Ottavino)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ottavino 2/5; Eovaldi 15/25; Taylor 3/4; Davis 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ottavino-9-2-0-2; Eovaldi-13-17-21-18; Taylor-3-7-4-1; Davis-2-5-1-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Eovaldi 7-5; Taylor 1-0
Game Scores: N Eovaldi 39

Errors: Araúz 2 (2, fielding 2)
There are no baseball games today.
There are no baseball games tomorrow.
There were no baseball games yesterday.
All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not MLB-Schedules.com. All content on this website is for educational purposes.