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Rays

B.Holt lined out to left fielder Mahtook.

R.Castillo grounded out, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Loney.

Grounded out, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Loney.

Bradley Jr. grounded out, first baseman Loney unassisted, Swihart to third.

Grounded out, first baseman Loney unassisted, Swihart to third.

Red Sox

J.Butler grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman B.Holt to shortstop Bogaerts, Guyer scored, Longoria to third, Forsythe out.

Grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman B.Holt to shortstop Bogaerts, Guyer scored, Longoria to third, Forsythe out.

De Aza singled to right, Bogaerts scored, Ortiz to third, Napoli to second.

Singled to right, Bogaerts scored, Ortiz to third, Napoli to second.

Swihart singled to left, Napoli scored, De Aza scored, R.Castillo to second.

Singled to left, Napoli scored, De Aza scored, R.Castillo to second.

Souza Jr. hit an infield single to shortstop, Mahtook scored, Guyer to second.

Hit an infield single to shortstop, Mahtook scored, Guyer to second.

Mahtook singled to right, A.Cabrera scored.

De Aza singled to right, B.Holt scored, Napoli to third.

Singled to right, B.Holt scored, Napoli to third.

Jaso doubled to center, J.Butler scored, Mahtook scored.

Doubled to center, J.Butler scored, Mahtook scored.

Napoli homered to left on a 2-2 count, Ortiz scored.

Homered to left on a 2-2 count, Ortiz scored.

Rays first.  Guyer walked.  Souza Jr. grounded out, second baseman B.Holt to first baseman Napoli, Guyer to second.  Longoria singled to left, Guyer to third.  Forsythe walked on a full count, Longoria to second.  J.Butler grounded into fielder's choice, second baseman B.Holt to shortstop Bogaerts, Guyer scored, Longoria to third, Forsythe out.  A.Cabrera grounded out, third baseman Rutledge to first baseman Napoli.

Red Sox first.  B.Holt grounded out, first baseman Forsythe unassisted.  Bogaerts safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Forsythe.  On E.Ramirez's wild pitch, Bogaerts to second.  Ortiz safe at first on fielding error by second baseman T.Beckham, Bogaerts to third.  Napoli walked on four pitches, Ortiz to second.  De Aza singled to right, Bogaerts scored, Ortiz to third, Napoli to second.  R.Castillo grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop A.Cabrera to catcher Casali, Ortiz out, Napoli to third, De Aza to second.  Swihart singled to left, Napoli scored, De Aza scored, R.Castillo to second.  Bradley Jr. struck out.

Rays second.  T.Beckham grounded out, shortstop Bogaerts to first baseman Napoli.  Mahtook doubled to left.  Casali lined out to left fielder De Aza.  Guyer struck out, safe on E.Rodriguez's wild pitch, Mahtook to third.  Souza Jr. hit an infield single to shortstop, Mahtook scored, Guyer to second.  Longoria walked on a full count, Guyer to third, Souza Jr. to second.  Forsythe flied out to center fielder Bradley Jr.

Rays third.  J.Butler grounded out, third baseman Rutledge to first baseman Napoli.  A.Cabrera hit an infield single to second.  T.Beckham grounded out, pitcher E.Rodriguez to first baseman Napoli, A.Cabrera to second.  Mahtook singled to right, A.Cabrera scored.  Casali popped out to left fielder De Aza.

Red Sox fifth.  B.Holt hit an infield single to shortstop.  Bogaerts grounded out, second baseman T.Beckham to first baseman Forsythe, B.Holt to second.  Ortiz struck out.  Napoli walked on a full count.  De Aza singled to right, B.Holt scored, Napoli to third.  R.Castillo struck out.

Rays seventh.  Ross Jr. pitching.  J.Butler walked on four pitches.  A.Cabrera struck out.  T.Beckham flied out to center fielder Bradley Jr.  Mahtook was hit by a pitch, J.Butler to second.  Tazawa pitching.  Jaso pinch-hitting for Casali.  Jaso doubled to center, J.Butler scored, Mahtook scored.  On catcher Swihart's fielding error, Jaso to third.  Kiermaier pinch-hitting for Guyer.  Kiermaier struck out.

Red Sox seventh.  Kiermaier in as center fielder.  Forsythe in as second baseman.  Loney in as first baseman.  Rivera in as catcher.  McGee pitching.  B.Holt struck out.  Bogaerts grounded out, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Loney.  Ortiz walked on a full count.  Napoli homered to left on a 2-2 count, Ortiz scored.  De Aza struck out, catcher Rivera to first baseman Loney.

Red Sox eighth.  B.Gomes pitching.  R.Castillo grounded out, third baseman Longoria to first baseman Loney.  Swihart doubled to left.  Bradley Jr. grounded out, first baseman Loney unassisted, Swihart to third.  On B.Gomes' wild pitch, Swihart scored.  Rutledge singled to right.  B.Holt lined out to left fielder Mahtook.

The only time the Rays faced the Red Sox in Boston earlier this season (May 4-6), Tampa Bay won two of the three games and held Boston to just six runs. The six runs allowed by the Rays are their second fewest allowed at Boston in any series of three games or more all-time (held the Red Sox to just five runs in a three-game series at Boston from August 16-17, 2011).

Despite their 2-1 home loss versus Detroit on Wednesday, the Rays still won the three-game series against the Tigers, 2-1 -- their first series win since the All-Star break (1-3 series record). Tampa Bay is now 6-10 (.375) in home games decided by one run, the second-lowest win percentage in MLB (Oakland is 5-14, .263, in one-run home games).

The Red Sox beat the White Sox, 8-2, on Thursday but dropped the four-game series, 3-1, allowing 53 hits in the series in the process (the third-most hits allowed by any team in any single series this season).

After failing to get a hit in his first game versus the Red Sox this season, Evan Longoria has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight games versus Boston, batting .375 against the Red Sox over the eight-game hit streak. Longoria has hit three home runs while posting a .343 batting average versus the Red Sox this season, the fifth-highest single-season batting average by any Ray with at least three home runs versus Boston that season.

Since May 30, Erasmo Ramirez has posted a 1.04 road ERA, the lowest road ERA by any pitcher with at least five road starts over that span. Over those five road starts, Ramirez is 3-0 and the Rays are 5-0 in his starts.

Since July 1, the Red Sox have won each of Eduardo Rodriguez's three home starts, with Rodriguez going 2-0 and posting a 1.96 ERA in the process. However, Rodriguez has struggled in his three home starts versus AL East division rivals this season, going 1-2 with a 10.43 ERA. 

HP - Fairchild, 1B - Holbrook, 2B - Gibson, 3B - Fagan

The Tampa Bay Rays might have looked at a series against one of the AL's worst teams as a way to get their playoff drive on track.
The Rays instead are just hoping to avoid a three-game sweep Sunday to the Boston Red Sox, who just learned that a significant change to their organization is coming soon.

Rays-Red Sox Preview

BOSTON (AP)  No wonder Mike Napoli wanted to stay with the Red Sox: That home run he hit off the top of the Green Monster would not have been out of any ballpark but Boston's.
''It was a nice Fenway homer,'' Napoli said on Friday night after his two-run drive in the seventh inning gave the Red Sox the lead for good in a 7-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

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TB	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0
BOS	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	X

Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox on July 31, 2015

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