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The Red Sox and Rays postponed Saturday’s game roughly 15 minutes before the scheduled 4:10 p.m. ET start time due to significant rainfall in the Fenway area expected to continue throughout the afternoon and evening.
Tampa Bay won for the 14th time in 16 games after their seven-game winning streak was stopped Friday. The Rays gave up three or fewer runs for a franchise-record 16th straight game, the first team to accomplish the feat since 2010 San Francisco Giants did it in 18 straight.
The Red Sox returned to Fenway Park riding their first three-game winning streak of the season, and despite battling back after falling behind early against the Rays, it wasn’t enough as Boston dropped a frustrating 8-4 decision to Tampa Bay,
Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson broke a sixth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight game by beating the Boston Red Sox 8-4.
After a season-best four hits Saturday, Justin Gonzales had more in the tank. MLB's No. 97 prospect uncorked his sixth long ball of the season on a two-hit, three-RBI game Sunday to fuel High-A Greenville's 12-10 victory over Bowling Green at Fluor Field.
Saturday’s Red Sox-Rays game has been postponed due to rain in the Fenway area, the club announced. It has been rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on July 17.
Here is the reason why Saturday's game between the Red Sox and the Rays was postponed and when it will be made up.
The Boston Red Sox had another tough game on Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Following a sluggish start to their season, the Boston Red Sox will enter Sunday's rubber game with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays seeking their fifth victory in their last six games.