Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Match Player Stats On Sep 17, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 17, 2017

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Evan Longoria had two RBIs and Jesus Sucre hit a solo home run to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 win against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field on Sunday.

Tampa Bay (73-77) salvaged the final game of the three-game set against the Red Sox to keep their fading hopes at the second American League wild-card spot alive.

Boston (85-64) had its three-game win streak snapped.

Rays starter Jake Odorizzi pitched five innings of no-hit ball before running into trouble in the sixth inning. Odorizzi gave up a lead-off walk to Brock Holt and then served up a fastball that center fielder Jackie Bradley sent over the right-field wall for a home run that tied the game 2-2.

Sucre put the Rays ahead again in the bottom of the sixth when he hit a solo shot off Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez to make the score 3-2.

Alex Colome closed out the game for his 45th save, which leads the major leagues.

Longoria had an RBI single in the first inning that scored Kevin Kiermaier and added an RBI single with the bases loaded in the fifth that scored Sucre.

Odorizzi (9-8) gave up the one hit and two runs over six innings and struck out six.

Rodriguez gave up three runs, two earned, and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. He struck out seven.

Red Sox pitcher David Price, in his first bullpen appearance since coming off the disabled list, threw two scoreless innings in relief.

GAME NOTES: Red Sox manager John Farrell had no additional updates on INF Eduardo Nunez (knee) or 1B/DH Hanley Ramirez (shoulder, biceps) and said INF Dustin Pedroia (knee) would play 2B on Monday. ... Rays 1B Logan Morrison (lower back soreness) was not in the starting lineup for the third consecutive day and is hitless in his last 19 at-bats. ... Red Sox OF Mookie Betts left Sunday's game in the fifth inning with a right thumb contusion. He is day-to-day.