Tampa Bay Rays 0, Boston Red Sox 2: final score and stats
Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays, Tampa Bay Rays 0 to Boston Red Sox 2, on Friday, May 8, 2026 at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays.
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 |
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Box score
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Diaz | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .316 | .397 | .471 |
| Ryan Vilade | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .255 | .309 | .353 |
| Junior Caminero | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .252 | .341 | .483 |
| Jonathan Aranda | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .265 | .368 | .456 |
| Jonny DeLuca | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .271 | .303 | .424 |
| Ben Williamson | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .260 | .330 | .327 |
| Chandler Simpson | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .306 | .333 | .354 |
| Nick Fortes | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .284 | .320 | .368 |
| Taylor Walls | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .203 | .308 | .241 |
| Team | 4-30 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 124 |
Tampa Bay Rays
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Scholtens | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 91-53 | 3.29 | 91 |
| Mason Englert | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46-31 | 5.63 | 46 |
| Team | 8.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 137-84 | 137 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarren Duran | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .194 | .255 | .328 |
| Willson Contreras | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .259 | .376 | .467 |
| Wilyer Abreu | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .303 | .387 | .486 |
| Masataka Yoshida | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .277 | .390 | .338 |
| Trevor Story | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .199 | .236 | .278 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .286 | .353 | .421 |
| Marcelo Mayer | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .238 | .304 | .327 |
| Carlos Narvaez | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .208 | .274 | .325 |
| Caleb Durbin | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .177 | .255 | .258 |
| Team | 5-29 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 137 |
Boston Red Sox
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connelly Early | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 96-70 | 3.16 | 96 |
| Garrett Whitlock | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-10 | 3.52 | 10 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-13 | 0.71 | 18 |
| Team | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 124-93 | 124 |
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Who won Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox?
Boston Red Sox won, 2-0, on Friday, May 8, 2026.
What was the final score of Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox?
Tampa Bay Rays 0, Boston Red Sox 2.
Who were the top performers?
Tampa Bay Rays: Jonathan Aranda (1-3, BB, 2 K batting average). Boston Red Sox: Ceddanne Rafaela (3-4, HR, RBI, R batting average).
Where is Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox played?
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts.
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