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Rays lose 4-3 to Red Sox, move closer to 6th playoff seed

Oct 3, 2022, 7:35 AM | Updated: 8:33 pm

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow delivers during the first inning of a baseball game a...

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

(AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)


              Boston Red Sox's Enrique Hernandez gestures to the dugout after hitting an RBI-double, scoring Alex Verdugo, during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
            
              Boston Red Sox relief pitcher John Schreiber delivers during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
            
              Boston Red Sox's Reese McGuire, left, is congratulated by teammate Alex Verdugo (99) after scoring on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Devers during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
            
              Boston Red Sox shortstop Yu Chang, right, dives to tag Tampa Bay Rays' Wander Franco as Franco caught in a rundown between third and home during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
            
              Boston Red Sox's Christian Arroyo hugs Yu Chang, right, after beating the Tampa Bay Rays during a baseball game at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
            
              Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

BOSTON (AP) — Tyler Glasnow gave playoff-bound Tampa Bay a short but strong start in his second outing since Tommy John surgery last year, but the Boston Red Sox rallied against the bullpen for a 4-3 victory on Monday night, extending the Rays’ skid to four games.

Boston pushed Tampa Bay closer to the No. 6 playoff seed in the AL. The Rays entered the night trailing Seattle by 1 1/2 games for the fifth seed. Tampa Bay will either face AL East rival Toronto, which occupies the top wild-card spot, or AL Central champion Cleveland in the opening round.

Glasnow struck out seven and held the Red Sox to two hits in 3 2/3 innings.

“I wasn’t necessarily looking for results. It was more like comfort and like being able to complete my delivery and everything,” said Glasnow, who buckled down and didn’t allow a run after a walk and a single put Boston’s first two batters on base. “I feel like since Triple-A to now, everything’s been feeling sharp and I feel like I have a good idea of what I want to do.”

Rays manager Kevin Cash said he was impressed with Glasnow’s ability to stay calm and get out of the early trouble. Glasnow will start Game 2 against whoever the Rays end up facing in the playoffs, Cash said.

“I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having a little bit of adversity. He definitely had that in the first inning. He’s going to have to go through that a little bit and he settled in,” Cash said. “Sometimes it’s better when you’re coming back to have those challenges.”

Christian Arroyo hit a two-run double and Kiké Hernández added a tying RBI double during a three-run sixth inning for last-place Boston, which ended a three-game skid. Rafael Devers drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

Kevin Herget (0-1) relieved Glasnow and pitched the rest of the game, allowing four runs on seven hits.

Tampa Bay threatened in the ninth against Matt Barnes. Wander Franco tripled to center with one out, but got caught in a rundown on a grounder by Harold Ramírez for the second out. Barnes got Manuel Margot to ground out for his seventh save.

“If it was up to me, I would have scored,” Franco said through an interpreter.

Cash said third-base coach Rodney Linares made the right call holding Franco up at third. The Rays know they’ll be opening the playoffs on the road and Cash said the club successfully gave much of the bullpen another day of rest.

“We know we’re going to lean on these guys,” Cash said.

Boston starter Rich Hill struck out six batters over six innings. The 42-year-old lefty allowed three runs — one earned — on three hits in his 26th start of the season.

John Screiber (4-4) worked a scoreless seventh.

Ramírez reached in the fourth on a throwing error by Devers at third. Margot then made Boston pay with his fourth homer of the season, a two-run blast that cleared the Green Monster and put Tampa Bay up 3-0.

Franco homered in the first off Hill, whose first two hits allowed were homers.

Glasnow departed with two down in the fourth after Triston Casas struck out swinging but reached on a wild pitch.

BIG BONUS

Hill pitched 124 1/3 innings this season, earning a $250,000 bonus for exceeding 120 innings. He got an earlier $250,000 bonus on top of his $5 million base salary for topping 110 innings.

Hill got a warm reception in the dugout after the sixth.

“He’s a great guy,” manager Alex Cora said. “He can still get people out. He did an outstanding job for us this year.”

POWER SURGE

Tampa Bay’s two homers tied the Rays’ total from their previous eight games. Tampa Bay hit 17 homers in September, the fewest in the majors.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Rays: INF Yandy Diaz (left shoulder strain) was out of the lineup for a third straight day. … OF David Peralta, who left Sunday’s game at Houston with right hip tightness, also sat Monday. … Tampa Bay recalled IF/OF Vidal Bruján from Triple-A Durham and optioned IF/OF Miles Mastrobuoni to the Bulls. Manager Kevin Cash said Bruján could be a late-inning defensive replacement and could help batting against lefties.

Red Sox: SS Xander Bogaerts was out of the lineup with tightness in his back. … Boston recalled LHP Darwinzon Hernandez and reinstated 1B Eric Hosmer (lower back inflammation) from the 10-day IL. … OF Rob Refsnyder went on the 10-day IL with lower back spasms.

UP NEXT

Rays LHP Jeffrey Springs (9-4, 2.45 ERA) faces Red Sox RHP Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.05) in the second of the three-game series.

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