Red Sox at Rays October 8, 2021

Game Time: 7:02 ET

Stadium: Tropicana Field

Attendance: 37,616

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	2	0	4	0	1	2	3	14	20	0
TB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	8	0

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	2	0	2	0	4	0	1	2	3	14	20	0
TB	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	8	0

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Game Details

Game Time: 3:56

Umpires: HP-D.J. Reyburn, 1B-Sam Holbrook, 2B-Ron Kulpa, 3B-Greg Gibson

Weather: 70 degrees.

News From October 8, 2021

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Matt Barnes

Added to ALDS roster

PBoston Red Sox

October 8, 2021

Barnes has been added to Boston's ALDS roster.

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Garrett Richards

Removed from ALDS roster

PBoston Red Sox

October 8, 2021

Richards has been removed from Boston's ALDS roster due to a left hamstring strain.

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Bobby Dalbec

Retreats to bench

1BBoston Red Sox AAA

October 8, 2021

Dalbec isn't starting Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rays on Friday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

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Rafael Devers

In lineup for Game 2

3BBoston Red Sox

October 8, 2021

Devers (forearm) is starting Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rays on Friday, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.

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J.D. Martinez

Starting Game 2

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October 8, 2021

Martinez (ankle) is starting Game 2 of the ALDS against the Rays on Friday, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

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Eduardo Rodriguez

Records only five outs

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October 8, 2021

Rodriguez (0-1) took the loss in Game 1 of the ALDS at Tampa Bay on Thursday after giving up two runs on two hits with two walks and one strikeout over 1.2 innings.

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Rafael Devers

Dealing with forearm issue

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October 8, 2021

Devers is playing through right forearm discomfort, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports.

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Ji-Man Choi

Not in Friday's lineup

1BTampa Bay Rays AAA

October 8, 2021

Choi is out of the lineup for Game 2 of the ALDS against the Red Sox on Friday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Austin Meadows

On bench Friday

OFTampa Bay Rays

October 8, 2021

Meadows is not in the lineup for Game 2 of the ALDS against the Red Sox on Friday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Joey Wendle

Sitting again Game 2

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October 8, 2021

Wendle is out of the lineup for Game 2 of the ALDS against the Red Sox on Friday, Neil Solondz of the Rays Radio Network reports.

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Wander Franco

Delivers in playoff debut

SSTampa Bay Rays

October 8, 2021

Franco went 2-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run in Game 1 of the ALDS against Boston on Thursday.

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Randy Arozarena

Homers, steals home in Game 1

OFTampa Bay Rays

October 8, 2021

Arozarena went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two additional runs scored, two walks and a stolen base during a win over the Red Sox in Game 1 of the ALDS.

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Shane McClanahan

Picks up win in Game 1

PTampa Bay Rays

October 8, 2021

McClanahan (1-0) earned the win in Game 1 of the ALDS against Boston on Thursday after allowing five hits with three strikeouts and zero walks over five scoreless innings.

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