BOSTON -- A shuffled lineup provided a needed boost for the Tampa Bay Rays' struggling offense.
Jake Odorizzi pitched seven strong innings, Joey Butler hit his first career homer and Tampa Bay's offense perked up a bit in the Rays' 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
"I do like the lineup we put out there today," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "The fact that we're versatile with the right-left going through the lineup is pretty important."
David DeJesus drove in a pair of runs for Tampa Bay, which scored just four runs in a three-game set this past weekend against Baltimore.
It was more than enough for Odorizzi, who allowed hits in five innings, but limited Boston to one run.
"I thought my last inning is when I felt the best all night," he said.
Boston left fielder Hanley Ramirez was injured in the first inning and left the game with a sprained left shoulder after he ran into a padded side wall attempting to make a catch.
"He's day to day," Boston manager John Farrell said. "Right now obviously with the sprain to the left shoulder on the collision, we're hopeful over the next couple days there's some improvement. There's no clear-cut DL at this point."
The Rays have been held to two or fewer runs in nearly half of their games.
Odorizzi (3-2) gave up seven hits and struck out six. He matched a Rays' club record by not allowing a homer for the sixth straight start.
Xander Bogaerts had an RBI triple for the Red Sox, who have lost a season-high four straight and nine of 12.
Clay Buchholz (1-4) gave up five runs in 6 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 6.03.
"You go out there and try to throw a lot of strikes, not walk guys," he said. "Whenever you do make a mistake, they capitalize on it. Like I said, I felt pretty good with all my pitches tonight and gave up a couple hits that were missed location."
The Rays jumped out to a 4-0 lead with two runs in each of the first two innings.
James Loney was credited with a double when his slicing fly ball down the line was originally caught by Ramirez, but the ball popped out as he hit the wall. Evan Longoria followed with an RBI double and DeJesus added an RBI single.
Ramirez went to one knee after throwing the ball in. He was checked by a trainer and walked slowly off the field.
In the second inning, Butler hit a two-run homer into the Green Monster seats.
Boston cut it to 4-1 in the second on consecutive triples by Brock Holt and Bogaerts.
Buchholz didn't make it out of the third inning in his previous start, allowing five runs -- four earned -- in a loss last Tuesday.
A CHALLENGING ISSUE
First-year manager Cash is 0 for 11 on challenges, and the Rays have failed in a major-league record 12 straight dating back to last season. St. Louis missed on 11 on 2014.
"That was something we really tried to go after at the start of the season," he joked. "I'm glad we've succeeded at it."
NICE FIND
Butler had the ball from his first homer.
"I came in and it was here in my locker," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: LHP Jake McGee, who had offseason elbow surgery, is expected to make his third rehab appearance at Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. ... RF Steven Souza Jr. was hit by a pitch on the right forearm, but stayed in the game.
Red Sox: Farrell said RF Shane Victorino, on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring, took BP and did "more intense running." The plan is still to have him start a rehab stint in Double-A Portland on Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (0-0, 3.38 ERA) is slated to start the middle game of the three-game series on Tuesday. He's 3-1 with a 2.01 ERA in nine starts since joining the club.
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (2-2, 5.34 ERA) looks to follow up his best start in a Red Sox uniform. He gave up two hits and one run over seven innings to earn a victory against Toronto on Friday.
Jake Odorizzi pitched seven strong innings, Joey Butler hit his first career homer and Tampa Bay's offense perked up a bit in the Rays' 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night.
"I do like the lineup we put out there today," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "The fact that we're versatile with the right-left going through the lineup is pretty important."
David DeJesus drove in a pair of runs for Tampa Bay, which scored just four runs in a three-game set this past weekend against Baltimore.
It was more than enough for Odorizzi, who allowed hits in five innings, but limited Boston to one run.
"I thought my last inning is when I felt the best all night," he said.
Boston left fielder Hanley Ramirez was injured in the first inning and left the game with a sprained left shoulder after he ran into a padded side wall attempting to make a catch.
"He's day to day," Boston manager John Farrell said. "Right now obviously with the sprain to the left shoulder on the collision, we're hopeful over the next couple days there's some improvement. There's no clear-cut DL at this point."
The Rays have been held to two or fewer runs in nearly half of their games.
Odorizzi (3-2) gave up seven hits and struck out six. He matched a Rays' club record by not allowing a homer for the sixth straight start.
Xander Bogaerts had an RBI triple for the Red Sox, who have lost a season-high four straight and nine of 12.
Clay Buchholz (1-4) gave up five runs in 6 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 6.03.
"You go out there and try to throw a lot of strikes, not walk guys," he said. "Whenever you do make a mistake, they capitalize on it. Like I said, I felt pretty good with all my pitches tonight and gave up a couple hits that were missed location."
The Rays jumped out to a 4-0 lead with two runs in each of the first two innings.
James Loney was credited with a double when his slicing fly ball down the line was originally caught by Ramirez, but the ball popped out as he hit the wall. Evan Longoria followed with an RBI double and DeJesus added an RBI single.
Ramirez went to one knee after throwing the ball in. He was checked by a trainer and walked slowly off the field.
In the second inning, Butler hit a two-run homer into the Green Monster seats.
Boston cut it to 4-1 in the second on consecutive triples by Brock Holt and Bogaerts.
Buchholz didn't make it out of the third inning in his previous start, allowing five runs -- four earned -- in a loss last Tuesday.
A CHALLENGING ISSUE
First-year manager Cash is 0 for 11 on challenges, and the Rays have failed in a major-league record 12 straight dating back to last season. St. Louis missed on 11 on 2014.
"That was something we really tried to go after at the start of the season," he joked. "I'm glad we've succeeded at it."
NICE FIND
Butler had the ball from his first homer.
"I came in and it was here in my locker," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: LHP Jake McGee, who had offseason elbow surgery, is expected to make his third rehab appearance at Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. ... RF Steven Souza Jr. was hit by a pitch on the right forearm, but stayed in the game.
Red Sox: Farrell said RF Shane Victorino, on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring, took BP and did "more intense running." The plan is still to have him start a rehab stint in Double-A Portland on Friday.
UP NEXT
Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (0-0, 3.38 ERA) is slated to start the middle game of the three-game series on Tuesday. He's 3-1 with a 2.01 ERA in nine starts since joining the club.
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (2-2, 5.34 ERA) looks to follow up his best start in a Red Sox uniform. He gave up two hits and one run over seven innings to earn a victory against Toronto on Friday.
7:10PM,EDT,May 4,2015
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| Loney doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Craig in left field. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to left, Loney scored. | 1 | 0 |
| DeJesus singled to shallow right, Longoria scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Forsythe flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Pedroia doubled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Ortiz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Craig grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Butler homered to left center (385 feet), Cabrera scored. | 4 | 0 |
| Rivera lined out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. hit by pitch. | 4 | 0 |
| Loney lined out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Sandoval struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| Napoli lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| Holt tripled to deep right. | 4 | 0 |
| Bogaerts tripled to right, Holt scored. | 4 | 1 |
| León grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| DeJesus grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Forsythe doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to right, Forsythe to third, Cabrera to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 1 |
| Butler walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts doubled to deep center. | 4 | 1 |
| Pedroia flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Ortiz flied out to center, Betts to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Craig struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kiermaier lined out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Loney struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Sandoval grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| Napoli flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Holt doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Forsythe singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| León struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Butler struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Ortiz singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Craig singled to shallow left center, Ortiz to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Sandoval grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Craig out at second, Ortiz to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Napoli flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Souza Jr. singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| Loney grounded out to catcher, Souza Jr. to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Tazawa relieved Buchholz. | 4 | 1 |
| Longoria walked. | 4 | 1 |
| DeJesus singled to right, Souza Jr. scored, Longoria to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Forsythe walked, Longoria to third, DeJesus to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Cabrera popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Butler grounded into fielder's choice to second, Forsythe out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Holt lined out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Bogaerts flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| León lined out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Rivera popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Loney flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ernesto Frieri pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| Pedroia walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Pedroia to second on wild pitch by Frieri. | 5 | 1 |
| Ortiz flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Craig struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| Guyer hit for DeJesus. | 5 | 1 |
| Guyer popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Forsythe popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Sandoval grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Napoli grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| Holt lined out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kiermaier CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .276 | .304 | .500 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .220 | .317 | .396 |
| Loney 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .275 | .326 | .500 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .273 | .387 | .409 |
| DeJesus LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .259 | .328 | .345 |
a-Guyer PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .255 | .364 | .400 |
| Forsythe 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .306 | .385 | .494 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .206 | .260 | .278 |
| Butler DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .333 | .429 | .833 |
| Rivera C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .128 | .160 | .192 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 172 | |||
| a-popped out to second for D Dejesus in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Loney (3, Buchholz); Longoria (9, Buchholz); Forsythe (8, Buchholz); Souza Jr. (4, Breslow) HR: Butler (1, 2nd inning off Buchholz 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Longoria (6), DeJesus 2 (10), Butler 2 (2) 2-out RBI: Longoria, DeJesus Rays RISP: 4-8 (Longoria 1-1, DeJesus 2-2, Rivera 0-1, Butler 0-1, Cabrera 1-2, Loney 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Souza Jr. (3, 2nd base by Buchholz/León) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Forsythe-Cabrera-Loney). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| LF RAMIREZ (SPRAINED LEFT SHOULDER) LEFT GAME TOP 1ST. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 34,541 (91.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:10 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 23 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tripp Gibson, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Mark Carlson, Third Base - Mike DiMuro |
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