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Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox

Fenway Park, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2–0 on Friday, May 8, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Tampa Bay Rays 0 98-64
at Boston Red Sox 2 87-75

Line score

Team
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Boston Red Sox 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
  • W: Connelly Early (3-2)
  • L: Jesse Scholtens (3-2)
  • S: Aroldis Chapman

Home runs

  • Boston Red Sox: Wilyer Abreu (6), Ceddanne Rafaela (3)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd Boston Red Sox Wilyer Abreu homers (6) on a fly ball to right center field. 0–1
Bottom 4th Boston Red Sox Ceddanne Rafaela homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. 0–2

Box score

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 .316
Ryan Vilade RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255
Junior Caminero 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Jonathan Aranda 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 .265
Jonny DeLuca CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .271
Ben Williamson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .260
Chandler Simpson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .306
Nick Fortes C 3 0 2 0 0 1 .284
Taylor Walls SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 .203
Totals 30 0 4 0 1 12
Pitcher
Jesse Scholtens (L, 3-2) 4.2 2 2 2 4 4 2 91 3.29
Mason Englert 3.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 46 5.63

Boston Red Sox

Batter
Jarren Duran LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194
Willson Contreras 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .259
Wilyer Abreu RF 2 1 1 1 2 0 .303
Masataka Yoshida DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Trevor Story SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 .199
Ceddanne Rafaela CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .286
Marcelo Mayer 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .238
Carlos Narváez C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .208
Caleb Durbin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .177
Totals 29 2 5 2 4 7
Pitcher
Connelly Early (W, 3-2) 7.0 4 0 0 1 8 0 96 3.16
Garrett Whitlock (H, 7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.52
Aroldis Chapman (S, 8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.71

Game info

Weather
58 degrees, Clear
Wind
5 mph, Out To RF
First pitch
7:11 PM
Time of game
2:30
Attendance
35,052
Umpires
Home Plate: Steven Jaschinski, First Base: D.J. Reyburn, Second Base: Tyler Jones, Third Base: Sean Barber

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Rays 8 at Boston Red Sox 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 3 at Tampa Bay Rays 4 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 5 at Tampa Bay Rays 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 0 at Boston Red Sox 10 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 1 at Boston Red Sox 6 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at Tampa Bay Rays 2 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 1 at Tampa Bay Rays 5 Final Game page

Other MLB games on May 8

Matchup Status Details
Houston Astros 10 at Cincinnati Reds 0 Final Game page
Colorado Rockies 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 Final (11) Game page
Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 Final Game page
Washington Nationals 3 at Miami Marlins 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Twins 4 at Cleveland Guardians 6 Final Game page
New York Yankees 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 3 at Kansas City Royals 4 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 12 at Chicago White Sox 8 Final Game page
Chicago Cubs 7 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Mets 3 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1 Final (10) Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at San Diego Padres 0 Final Game page
Atlanta Braves 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 Final Game page

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