MLB

Tampa Bay 3, at Boston 5

Friday, July 17, 2026 · Final

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R HE

Tampa Bay Rays

105-69 · L3 · #5 (1356 ELO -2)

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 70

Boston Red Sox

87-77 · L3 · #9 (1328 ELO +2)

3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 82

Fenway Park · Boston, MA

Attendance: 34,255

Umpires: Lance Barrett [HP], Malachi Moore [1B], Alfonso Márquez [2B], Louie Krupa [3B]

Red Sox edge Rays 5‑3 in doubleheader opener

BOSTON (Interstat) — A back-and-forth opening inning set the stage Friday night at Fenway Park, but the Boston Red Sox’s power display proved decisive in a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of a doubleheader. The Rays struck first with two runs in the top of the first, only to see the Red Sox answer immediately with three runs of their own, capped by back-to-back homers. Tampa Bay tied it in the third on a solo shot, but Boston reclaimed the lead for good with another homer in the bottom of the third and added… Read more...

Top Statlines

Wilyer Abreu BOS 2/4 2hr 3rbi
Aroldis Chapman BOS 1.0ip 0h 0er 2k
Jovani Morán BOS 2.0ip 0h 0er

Forecasting

ELO Probability BOS 55.6%

Spread TBA -1.5

Projected Score BOS 7 TBA 5

Money Line BOS -125/TBA +105

Over/Under 8.5 (Under)