BOSTON -- Drew Smyly is again looking like the pitcher that dazzled after he was picked up by the Tampa Bay Rays last season.
Smyly pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, and John Jaso's two-run double keyed a three-run eighth to carry Tampa Bay to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, keeping the Rays out of last place.
Steven Souza Jr. had four hits, Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and both hit solo homers as the Rays won for the fourth time in 11 games. Tampa Bay lost the opener of the four-game series Monday, falling into the AL East's basement this late in the season for the first time since 2007.
Smyly (4-2) gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked three in 6 1/3 innings.
Making just his 11th start in a season cut short by two stints on the disabled list with left shoulder injuries, Smyly kept Boston's hitter's off balance mostly with curves and fastballs.
"It takes a little bit of time for a guy that had that much time off for the injury," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "I don't think it's fair to judge him on his first or second start back. One he got comfortable out there, you can see what everybody was talking about at the end of last year when he was acquired."
Last season, Smyly went 3-1 with a 1.70 ERA in seven starts after the Rays got him from Detroit in a three-team trade that shipped out ace David Price.
"I've always had confidence in myself," Smyly said of his return from the DL. "It was just going through the motions, testing my arm and getting over that hurdle of the injury in the past. Ever since I've come back, my arm's felt great."
Mookie Betts had two singles for Boston, which had won 11 of 17. The Red Sox scored both runs with two outs in the ninth.
Brad Boxberger got the final out for his 37th save.
Rick Porcello (8-14) allowed three runs -- two earned -- on 11 hits, striking out eight and walking one in seven-plus innings.
"He gave up his first run in the seventh," Boston's interim manager Torey Lovullo said. "He did a really good job giving us a chance to win. Our offense just couldn't get any momentum."
Reliever Jean Machi was ejected by home plate umpire Bill Welke after what appeared to be a curveball sailed over Souza Jr.'s head following Cabrera's homer. Souza Jr. then homered over the Green Monster against Roman Mendez.
Tampa Bay moved ahead 1-0 in the seventh. Kevin Kiermaier singled then stole second and third. Daniel Nava, picked up on Aug. 5 after being designated by the Red Sox, then hit a two-out grounder that slipped past second Dustin Pedroia's diving attempt.
Cabrera doubled leading off the eighth and scored on a grounder that third baseman Deven Marrero booted for an error. Jaso had his bases-loaded double against Tommy Layne.
Coming off a rough outing when he was tagged for six runs in six innings against AL East-leading Toronto, Porcello had his third strong start since returning from nearly a month on the disabled list with a strained right triceps.
"I've been happy with the way it's been going since I got off the disabled list," he said. "I feel like I've done well since I came off the DL."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Cash said LHP Jake McGee, recovering from surgery on his left knee in mid-August, could return this weekend after he threw a bullpen session Wednesday.
Red Sox: 3B Pablo Sandoval missed his third straight with an upper respiratory infection.
CENTURY MARK
Cabrera's homer was the 100th of his career.
SEASON SERIES?
The teams are tied 9-9 in the season series, with the finale Thursday.
STREAKING XANDER
Boston SS Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to a career-best 12 games with a ninth-inning single.
UP NEXT:
Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez (10-6) is set to start the series finale Thursday. Tampa Bay has lost his last five starts.
Red Sox: LHP Wade Miley (11-10) is scheduled to start. He's allowed three-or-fewer runs in his last three starts.
Smyly pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning, and John Jaso's two-run double keyed a three-run eighth to carry Tampa Bay to a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, keeping the Rays out of last place.
Steven Souza Jr. had four hits, Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits and both hit solo homers as the Rays won for the fourth time in 11 games. Tampa Bay lost the opener of the four-game series Monday, falling into the AL East's basement this late in the season for the first time since 2007.
Smyly (4-2) gave up five hits, struck out seven and walked three in 6 1/3 innings.
Making just his 11th start in a season cut short by two stints on the disabled list with left shoulder injuries, Smyly kept Boston's hitter's off balance mostly with curves and fastballs.
"It takes a little bit of time for a guy that had that much time off for the injury," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "I don't think it's fair to judge him on his first or second start back. One he got comfortable out there, you can see what everybody was talking about at the end of last year when he was acquired."
Last season, Smyly went 3-1 with a 1.70 ERA in seven starts after the Rays got him from Detroit in a three-team trade that shipped out ace David Price.
"I've always had confidence in myself," Smyly said of his return from the DL. "It was just going through the motions, testing my arm and getting over that hurdle of the injury in the past. Ever since I've come back, my arm's felt great."
Mookie Betts had two singles for Boston, which had won 11 of 17. The Red Sox scored both runs with two outs in the ninth.
Brad Boxberger got the final out for his 37th save.
Rick Porcello (8-14) allowed three runs -- two earned -- on 11 hits, striking out eight and walking one in seven-plus innings.
"He gave up his first run in the seventh," Boston's interim manager Torey Lovullo said. "He did a really good job giving us a chance to win. Our offense just couldn't get any momentum."
Reliever Jean Machi was ejected by home plate umpire Bill Welke after what appeared to be a curveball sailed over Souza Jr.'s head following Cabrera's homer. Souza Jr. then homered over the Green Monster against Roman Mendez.
Tampa Bay moved ahead 1-0 in the seventh. Kevin Kiermaier singled then stole second and third. Daniel Nava, picked up on Aug. 5 after being designated by the Red Sox, then hit a two-out grounder that slipped past second Dustin Pedroia's diving attempt.
Cabrera doubled leading off the eighth and scored on a grounder that third baseman Deven Marrero booted for an error. Jaso had his bases-loaded double against Tommy Layne.
Coming off a rough outing when he was tagged for six runs in six innings against AL East-leading Toronto, Porcello had his third strong start since returning from nearly a month on the disabled list with a strained right triceps.
"I've been happy with the way it's been going since I got off the disabled list," he said. "I feel like I've done well since I came off the DL."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Cash said LHP Jake McGee, recovering from surgery on his left knee in mid-August, could return this weekend after he threw a bullpen session Wednesday.
Red Sox: 3B Pablo Sandoval missed his third straight with an upper respiratory infection.
CENTURY MARK
Cabrera's homer was the 100th of his career.
SEASON SERIES?
The teams are tied 9-9 in the season series, with the finale Thursday.
STREAKING XANDER
Boston SS Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to a career-best 12 games with a ninth-inning single.
UP NEXT:
Rays: RHP Erasmo Ramirez (10-6) is set to start the series finale Thursday. Tampa Bay has lost his last five starts.
Red Sox: LHP Wade Miley (11-10) is scheduled to start. He's allowed three-or-fewer runs in his last three starts.
7:10PM,EDT,September 23,2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Jaso struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts to second on wild pitch by Smyly. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Souza Jr. singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney grounded into double play, third to second to first, Souza Jr. out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Arencibia struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Castillo lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Swihart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Marrero struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kiermaier singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaso grounded out to first, Kiermaier to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo singled to center, Ortiz to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Swihart grounded into fielder's choice to third, Ortiz out at third, Castillo to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Arencibia grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin singled to left, Kiermaier to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaso grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Franklin out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Marrero flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Nava hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left, Nava to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bogaerts lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Shaw doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Arencibia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Franklin struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| Jaso walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Nava singled to right, Kiermaier scored, Jaso to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Mahtook ran for Nava. | 1 | 0 |
| Longoria lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Mahtook in left field. | 1 | 0 |
| Swihart walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Marrero reached on bunt single to first, Swihart to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Bellatti relieved Smyly. | 1 | 0 |
| Betts flied out to center, Swihart to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Marrero stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Cabrera doubled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. singled to center, Cabrera to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Layne relieved Porcello. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe hit for Loney. | 1 | 0 |
| Forsythe grounded into fielder's choice to third, Cabrera scored, Souza Jr. safe at second on throwing error by third baseman Marrero. | 2 | 0 |
| Arencibia lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Forsythe out at second, Souza Jr. to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Franklin walked, Kiermaier to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Jaso doubled to left, Souza Jr. and Kiermaier scored, Franklin to third. | 4 | 0 |
| N. Ramirez relieved Layne. | 4 | 0 |
| Mahtook struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Bellatti pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Shaffer at first base. | 4 | 0 |
| Bogaerts walked. | 4 | 0 |
| Cedeño relieved Bellatti. | 4 | 0 |
| Ortiz flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| Shaw grounded out to pitcher, Bogaerts to second. | 4 | 0 |
| Gomes relieved Cedeño. | 4 | 0 |
| Castillo popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Noe Ramirez pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| Machí relieved N. Ramirez. | 4 | 0 |
| Cabrera homered to right (354 feet). | 5 | 0 |
| Méndez relieved Machí. | 5 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. homered to center (406 feet). | 6 | 0 |
| Shaffer struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Arencibia fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kirby Yates pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Yates relieved Gomes. | 6 | 0 |
| Swihart flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Marrero grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 0 |
| Betts singled to center, Bradley Jr. scored, Betts to third on throwing error by center fielder Kiermaier. | 6 | 1 |
| Pedroia walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Bogaerts singled to center, Betts scored, Pedroia to third. | 6 | 2 |
| Boxberger relieved Yates. | 6 | 2 |
| Bogaerts to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 2 |
| Ortiz lined out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Jaso DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .286 | .381 | .458 |
| Nava LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .194 | .315 | .245 |
Mahtook PR-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .298 | .359 | .560 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .269 | .330 | .430 |
| Cabrera SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .263 | .312 | .422 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .222 | .317 | .406 |
| Loney 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .282 | .326 | .366 |
a-Forsythe PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .283 | .361 | .449 |
Shaffer 1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .207 | .352 | .448 |
| Arencibia C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .300 | .306 | .600 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .261 | .297 | .409 |
| Franklin 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .159 | .221 | .295 |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 153 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for J Loney in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Cabrera (27, Porcello); Jaso (17, Layne) HR: Cabrera (13, 9th inning off Machí 0 on, 1 Out); Souza Jr. (16, 9th inning off Méndez 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Nava (10), Forsythe (66), Jaso 2 (20), Cabrera (50), Souza Jr. (38) 2-out RBI: Nava, Jaso 2 GIDP: Loney, Jaso Rays RISP: 3-12 (Jaso 1-2, Kiermaier 0-1, Longoria 0-1, Mahtook 0-1, Souza Jr. 1-1, Nava 1-2, Loney 0-1, Franklin 0-1, Forsythe 0-1, Arencibia 0-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Kiermaier 2 (18, 2nd base off Porcello/Swihart, 3rd base off Porcello/Swihart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Kiermaier (5, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P MACHI EJECTED (THROWING AT BATTER) TOP 9TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 32,753 (86.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:30 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - John Hirschbeck, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - James Hoye |
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