ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays turned the primary main league crew because the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers to open the season with 10 straight wins, getting a solo homer from Brandon Lowe within the eighth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Monday evening.
Lowe homered for the third straight sport, sending a one-out pitch from Chris Martin (0-1) into the right-field stands. Lowe has 9 RBIs over his final three video games.
The 1987 Brewers and 1982 Atlanta Braves share the key league report for the very best begin to a season at 13-0.
In a matchup of the AL’s prime two scoring groups, pitching and protection prevailed. This was the Rays’ first win by fewer than 4 runs as Tampa Bay fell one in need of the 1939 New York Yankees, the latest crew to win 10 consecutive video games by 4 or extra at any level in a season.
Tampa Bay opener Jalen Beeks allowed one hit over two innings, and Josh Fleming gave up one hit over the subsequent 4. After Garrett Cleavinger labored an ideal seventh, Colin Poche (1-0) labored out of bases-loaded, two-jam within the eighth by placing out Rafael Devers.
Pete Fairbanks accomplished the three-hitter and bought his first save.
Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta gave up three hits in 5 scoreless innings. Josh Winckowski allowed one hit in two innings.
The Rays had been coming off consecutive 11-0 wins over Oakland by which the Athletics had been restricted to 4 hits general. Boston had a three-game weekend sweep over Detroit by which the Red Sox outscored the Tigers 24-9.
PRODUCTIVE FILL-INS
Boston middle fielder Rob Refsnyder, one in every of a number of gamers who will probably be filling in for the injured Adam Duvall, saved a pair of runs with a sliding catch on the warning monitor that took away an extra-base hit from Randy Arozarena within the third.
Duvall, harm making an attempt a diving catch on Sunday, was positioned on the 10-day injured checklist earlier than the sport with a fractured left wrist.
Bobby Dalbec, recalled from Triple-A Worcester to take Duvall’s roster spot, had a pinch-hit single within the eighth.
UP NEXT
Boston supervisor Alex Cora mentioned “there’s a good chance” RHP Garrett Whitlock (hip surgical procedure) will make his season debut Tuesday evening towards Rays ace Shane McClanahan (2-0).
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