Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 6:10PM CST
On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Rays achieved their ninth consecutive victory, defeating Boston by a score of 8-5. The win featured contributions from players including Randy Arozarena and rookie Wander Franco. Tampa Bay extended their lead over the Red Sox not long after Boston's shortstop, Xander Bogaerts, had to leave the game due to receiving a positive test result for COVID-19.
Date: Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 6,868
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
BOS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

Doubles: Mejía (13, Valdéz); Díaz (16, Gonsalves)
Home Runs: Arozarena (18, 2nd inning off Peacock 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Meadows (93), Mejía (32), Díaz 2 (44), Arozarena (59), Franco (33)
2-out Runs Batted In: Díaz 2
Sacrifice Flies: Mejía
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Kiermaier 0-1, Wendle 0-2, Meadows 1-1, Díaz 1-1, Arozarena 0-1, Lowe 0-2, Franco 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kiermaier 1; Wendle 1; Lowe 1; Franco 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Armstrong 3/5; Yarbrough 16/23; Kittredge 2/2; Enns 3/11
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Armstrong-3-3-4-4; Yarbrough-14-8-13-20; Kittredge-1-2-4-0; Enns-2-7-9-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Armstrong 1-2; Yarbrough 4-11; Enns 1-2
Game Scores: R Yarbrough 57

Errors: Wendle (10, throw)

Doubles: Martinez (35, Yarbrough); Renfroe 2 (26, Yarbrough, Enns)
Home Runs: Schwarber (28, 6th inning off Yarbrough 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Martinez (84), Bogaerts (70), Schwarber 2 (58), Devers (97)
2-out Runs Batted In: Bogaerts
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-12 (Martinez 1-2, Bogaerts 1-1, Shaw 0-1, Renfroe 0-1, Schwarber 1-2, Verdugo 0-1, Devers 1-2, Araúz 0-1, Dalbec 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Martinez 1; Renfroe 2; Verdugo 1; Devers 1

Wild Pitches: Gonsalves ( 2)
Hit By Pitch: Mejía (by Peacock); Díaz (by Valdéz); Arozarena (by Gonsalves)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Peacock 5/12; Gonsalves 7/12; Valdéz 7/13
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Peacock-7-1-8-9; Gonsalves-6-8-11-7; Valdéz-7-2-9-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Peacock 1-6; Gonsalves 1-4; Valdéz 4-4
Game Scores: B Peacock 31

Errors: Dalbec 2 (12, fielding 2)
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