Game Recap Final

Friday, September 18, 2026

Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays

BOS

Boston Red Sox

81-73 · W2

4
Final

TB

Tampa Bay Rays

93-61 · L1

2

Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 at Tropicana Field. Ranger Suarez earned the win; Ian Seymour took the loss. Erik Miller recorded the save.

Boston Red Sox 4, Tampa Bay Rays 2 MLB game recap for September 18, 2026

Linescore

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BOS 121000000 4 9 0
TB 100000001 2 5 1

Scoring Summary

▲ 1st

Roman Anthony homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.

1-0
▼ 1st

Junior Caminero grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Nick Sogard. Yandy Díaz scores.

1-1
▲ 2nd

Roman Anthony singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Trevor Story scores. Caleb Durbin scores. Nate Eaton to 3rd.

3-1
▲ 3rd

Jahmai Jones homers (6) on a line drive to left field.

4-1
▼ 9th

Jonathan Aranda grounds into a force out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Isiah Kiner-Falefa. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Yandy Díaz out at 2nd. Jonathan Aranda to 1st.

4-2

Key Performers

Roman Anthony

BOS

2-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R

Jahmai Jones

BOS

1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R

Jonathan Aranda

TB

1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Junior Caminero

TB

1-3, 1 2B, 1 RBI

Batting

BOS AB R H RBI BB K AVG
Roman Anthony LF 5 1 2 3 0 1 -
Jahmai Jones DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 -
Connor Wong C 4 0 1 0 0 2 -
Trevor Story SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 -
Wilyer Abreu RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 -
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 -
Mickey Gasper DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 -
Caleb Durbin 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 -
Nate Eaton CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 -
Nick Sogard 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 -
Totals 36 4 9 4 2 11
TB AB R H RBI BB K AVG
Taylor Walls SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 -
Richie Palacios PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jorge Mateo SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 -
Ryan Vilade 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 -
Jake Fraley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 -
Chandler Simpson LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jonny DeLuca CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 -
Liam Hicks C 1 0 0 0 1 0 -
Jonathan Aranda 1B 5 0 1 1 0 0 -
Nick Fortes C 1 0 1 0 1 0 -
Yandy Díaz DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 -
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 -
Junior Caminero 3B 3 0 1 1 2 1 -
Totals 32 2 5 2 9 9

Pitching

BOS IP H R ER BB K P-S ERA
Suarez (W, 8-4) 5.2 3 1 1 5 5 98-56 3.27
Olds (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 18-7 1.20
Weissert (H, 8) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 27-19 3.34
Miller, E (S, 5) 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 32-17 2.92
Totals 9.0 5 2 2 9 9
TB IP H R ER BB K P-S ERA
Seymour, I (L, 9-7) 5.0 7 4 4 2 5 87-59 4.38
Johnson, T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 13-8 4.50
Legumina 2.0 2 0 0 0 4 29-21 3.89
Cook 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 13-10 4.76
Totals 9.0 9 4 4 2 11
Research Not included in official record
NRFI: NRFI model leaned lean nrfi at 58%