{"id":2246,"date":"2026-06-08T13:34:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2246"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:34:43","slug":"game-64-red-sox-at-rays-lineups-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2246","title":{"rendered":"Game 64: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>Having split a pair of games with the Yankees in New York, the Red Sox will open another series on the road against a top AL East foe when they take on the Rays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2244\">Memorial service for Barney Frank set for Faneuil Hall, expected to draw prominent Democrats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Sox won their opener against the Yankees on Friday, but after Saturday\u2019s game was rained out and postponed to Aug. 29, they dropped Sunday\u2019s finale, 6-1. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tampa Bay has dropped 10 of its last 13, but still remains tied with the Yankees atop the American League, 10\u00bd games ahead of the Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Sunday\u2019s 4-1 loss to the Marlins was the eighth time the Rays scored three or fewer runs in that 13-game stretch, and fourth where they failed to score more than one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe got some guys who are going through it right now,\u201d Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. \u201cWe got them on the pitching side, on the offensive side and we\u2019re just not clicking for whatever reason, but we\u2019ll continue to work to get going. <\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cI don\u2019t think anybody in there feels too good about themselves at the plate right now. Certainly not after what\u2019s gone on in the last 10 days or so.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2242\">Graham Platner announced his picks for Maine governor. Will it sway the race?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Connelly Early will get the start for the Sox, while the Rays will use Ian Seymour as the opener before turning the ball over to Mason Englert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here is a preview.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Lineups<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>RED SOX (27-36):<\/b> TBA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Pitching:<\/b> LHP Connelly Early (5-3, 3.26 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>RAYS (37-25):<\/b> TBA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Pitching:<\/b> LHP Ian Seymour (3-0, 5.23 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Time:<\/b> 6:40 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>TV, radio:<\/b> NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Red Sox vs. Seymour:<\/b> Isiah Kiner-Falefa 0-3, Jarren Duran 0-2, Carlos Narv\u00e1ez 0-1, Ceddanne Rafaela 0-1, Connor Wong 0-1, Masataka Yoshida 0-1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Rays vs. Early:<\/b> Jonathan Aranda 1-2, Junior Caminero 1-4, Yandy D\u00edaz 0-3, Nick Fortes 2-5, Chandler Simpson 1-5, Ryan Vilade 0-3, Taylor Walls 1-2, Ben Williamson 0-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Stat of the day:<\/b> The Red Sox rank last in the majors with 48 home runs. The Rays are two spots ahead with 52.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Notes:<\/b> Early is 1-1 with a 1.64 ERA in two career appearances against Tampa Bay. He has 12 strikeouts in 11 innings against the Rays. That includes his seven-inning performance in which he struck out eight and didn\u2019t allow a run in a 2-0 win on May 8. \u2026 While the Sox are just 6-11 against the AL East, they did take two of three from the Rays in early May at Fenway Park. \u2026 The Sox have failed to score more than three runs in 35 of 63 games, and have been limited to a total of 10 runs in their last five losses. \u2026 The Red Sox are 25-0 when leading after seven innings. The only other club without a loss is Texas (27-0). &#8230; Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz has a 21-game on-base streak. \u2026 Steven Matz had been in line to get the start for the Rays, but Cash announced on Sunday that they were moving the lefthander to the bullpen after two poor starts in which his ERA climbed to 5.48. \u2026 Englert doesn\u2019t have a decision in seven career appearances (12 innings) against the Red Sox.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=2240\">Kimi Antonelli wins delayed Monaco Grand Prix to extend his victory streak and F1 lead<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span><i>Information from Field Level Media was used in this story.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connelly Early will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a three-game series at Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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