Boston Red Sox, Rafaela and Tampa Bay Rays
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For the first time in 42 games, Red Sox manager Alex Cora penciled Alex Bregman's name onto the lineup card on Friday night. Bregman got the start at third base and went 1-for-4 with a double in Boston’s 5-4 win over the Rays.
Conflicting reports regarding Alex Bregman's future with the Red Sox have emerged in the weeks leading up to MLB's trade deadline.
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Hunter Dobbins exited Friday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the second inning due to what the team called right knee pain.
The Red Sox stormed back to steal the opening game of this four-game series against the Rays, 4-3. Boston was able to score three runs on two hits in the seventh inning before the bullpen held tight to extend the winning streak to seven games — a season-long for the Sox.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run double as part of a three-run seventh inning and Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.
The Boston Red Sox have some "decisions" looming as their $21 million starter struggles to continue his career.
Masataka Yoshida is not in the Red Sox lineup Thursday, one day after returning from the IL and stroking three hits in his 2025 debut.
Bullpen games happened with alarming regularity in previous seasons: 12 times in 2024, 14 times in 2023, but once this season.