ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay's longest losing streak in seven years is
over, thanks to a breakout offensive performance led by Nick Franklin.
The utility infielder had his first three hits of the season and drove in a career-high five runs Monday night, helping the Rays end an 11-game skid with a 13-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
"I don't know if it's the start of something, but it's the end of something, for sure," manager Kevin Cash said. "Sometimes it takes that type of performance to break out of a funk."
Franklin, recalled from the minors last week, had a two-run single in the first, a RBI single in the third and a two-run homer in the seventh.
Logan Forsythe and Desmond Jennings also homered in support of rookie left-hander Blake Snell (1-2), who allowed four runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings to get his first big league win.
"A lot of questions have to be answered when you're not playing well," Cash said, "and I think they've handled it pretty admirably given what we've gone through."
Tampa Bay's tailspin matched the longest in the majors this season. The 23-year-old Snell became the first AL rookie starter to stop a losing streak of 11 or more games since 2009, when David Price also stopped an 11-game skid for the Rays.
The Red Sox had lost six of eight, including three straight. They held a team meeting after the game, during which manager John Farrell said he told the club it's better than Boston has played lately.
"Absolutely," second baseman Dustin Pedroia said. "I do think we're better than this."
Forsythe finished with three of Tampa Bay's season-best 18 hits, including a two-run homer off Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3) that gave Snell a 9-0 lead in the third inning. Logan Morrison drove in two during a five-run first, and Jennings led off the third with a solo homer.
Rodriguez continued to struggle in his comeback from a stint of the disabled list (right patella subluxation), allowing nine runs and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings.
"It was disappointing," Farrell said of Rodriguez's outing. "The bottom line is, he's capable of more, we're capable of more. We needed to get better, and we had a chance to share that here after the game. We collectively have to get better."
Boston fans sprinkled throughout an announced crowd of 18,024 cheered sarcastically in the third, when the Red Sox finally had a reliever start warming in the bullpen after Franklin's RBI single increased Tampa Bay's lead to 7-0. Forsythe's homer ended the Boston starter's night, giving Snell a nine-run cushion -- though not necessarily an easy path to victory.
Bryce Brentz had a two-run double for Boston in the fourth, and the Red Sox loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth. Snell walked David Ortiz, forcing in a run but escaped further damage by striking out Hanley Ramirez. The young lefty yielded another run in the sixth, exiting after throwing 103 pitches.
Ortiz moved ahead of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson into sole possession of 24th place on the career RBI list with 1,703. His 168 RBI against the Rays are the most by any Tampa Bay opponent.
HIT CITY
Evan Longoria, Taylor Motter and Oswaldo Arcia joined Franklin and Forsythe in having three hits each for the Rays. Brentz and Marco Hernandez had three hits for the Red Sox, who finished with 12 overall.
SLOW STARTERS
Red Sox pitchers have a 6.28 ERA in the first inning this season. And in 15 games since June 12, the team has been outscored 22-0 in the first inning.
SHARING BLAME
Tampa Bay president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said before the game that the entire organization -- from coaches and players to the front office -- shares responsibility for rough stretch that dropped the Rays a season-low 12 games under .500. "We all take great pride in the winning product we've been able to put on the field, and we haven't seen that to date," Silverman said. "We're all looking in the mirror trying to figure out what we can do to improve this, to right the ship, and all ideas are on the table."
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (8-2, 3.93 ERA) seeks his ninth victory of the season. In addition to being tied for seventh in the AL in victories, he hasn't allowed more than two walks in any of his past 19 starts, the longest such stretch for a Red Sox pitcher since Curt Schilling did it over 33 starts from Sept. 20, 2005 to Sept. 20, 2006.
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (4-10, 4.70) has gone from an All-Star a year ago to leading the majors in losses. He's 1-7 with a 5.67 ERA in 12 career starts against Boston, his most losses against any opponent.
Boston Red Sox
The utility infielder had his first three hits of the season and drove in a career-high five runs Monday night, helping the Rays end an 11-game skid with a 13-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
"I don't know if it's the start of something, but it's the end of something, for sure," manager Kevin Cash said. "Sometimes it takes that type of performance to break out of a funk."
Franklin, recalled from the minors last week, had a two-run single in the first, a RBI single in the third and a two-run homer in the seventh.
Logan Forsythe and Desmond Jennings also homered in support of rookie left-hander Blake Snell (1-2), who allowed four runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings to get his first big league win.
"A lot of questions have to be answered when you're not playing well," Cash said, "and I think they've handled it pretty admirably given what we've gone through."
Tampa Bay's tailspin matched the longest in the majors this season. The 23-year-old Snell became the first AL rookie starter to stop a losing streak of 11 or more games since 2009, when David Price also stopped an 11-game skid for the Rays.
The Red Sox had lost six of eight, including three straight. They held a team meeting after the game, during which manager John Farrell said he told the club it's better than Boston has played lately.
"Absolutely," second baseman Dustin Pedroia said. "I do think we're better than this."
Forsythe finished with three of Tampa Bay's season-best 18 hits, including a two-run homer off Eduardo Rodriguez (1-3) that gave Snell a 9-0 lead in the third inning. Logan Morrison drove in two during a five-run first, and Jennings led off the third with a solo homer.
Rodriguez continued to struggle in his comeback from a stint of the disabled list (right patella subluxation), allowing nine runs and 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings.
"It was disappointing," Farrell said of Rodriguez's outing. "The bottom line is, he's capable of more, we're capable of more. We needed to get better, and we had a chance to share that here after the game. We collectively have to get better."
Boston fans sprinkled throughout an announced crowd of 18,024 cheered sarcastically in the third, when the Red Sox finally had a reliever start warming in the bullpen after Franklin's RBI single increased Tampa Bay's lead to 7-0. Forsythe's homer ended the Boston starter's night, giving Snell a nine-run cushion -- though not necessarily an easy path to victory.
Bryce Brentz had a two-run double for Boston in the fourth, and the Red Sox loaded the bases with two outs in the fifth. Snell walked David Ortiz, forcing in a run but escaped further damage by striking out Hanley Ramirez. The young lefty yielded another run in the sixth, exiting after throwing 103 pitches.
Ortiz moved ahead of Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson into sole possession of 24th place on the career RBI list with 1,703. His 168 RBI against the Rays are the most by any Tampa Bay opponent.
HIT CITY
Evan Longoria, Taylor Motter and Oswaldo Arcia joined Franklin and Forsythe in having three hits each for the Rays. Brentz and Marco Hernandez had three hits for the Red Sox, who finished with 12 overall.
SLOW STARTERS
Red Sox pitchers have a 6.28 ERA in the first inning this season. And in 15 games since June 12, the team has been outscored 22-0 in the first inning.
SHARING BLAME
Tampa Bay president of baseball operations Matt Silverman said before the game that the entire organization -- from coaches and players to the front office -- shares responsibility for rough stretch that dropped the Rays a season-low 12 games under .500. "We all take great pride in the winning product we've been able to put on the field, and we haven't seen that to date," Silverman said. "We're all looking in the mirror trying to figure out what we can do to improve this, to right the ship, and all ideas are on the table."
UP NEXT
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (8-2, 3.93 ERA) seeks his ninth victory of the season. In addition to being tied for seventh in the AL in victories, he hasn't allowed more than two walks in any of his past 19 starts, the longest such stretch for a Red Sox pitcher since Curt Schilling did it over 33 starts from Sept. 20, 2005 to Sept. 20, 2006.
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (4-10, 4.70) has gone from an All-Star a year ago to leading the majors in losses. He's 1-7 with a 5.67 ERA in 12 career starts against Boston, his most losses against any opponent.
7:10PM,EDT,June 27,2016
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Betts lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Forsythe singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria singled to center, Forsythe to third, Longoria to second on error by third baseman Hernández. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison singled to right, Forsythe and Longoria scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Jennings fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Arcia singled to shallow right, Morrison to second, Morrison to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 |
| Motter doubled to left, Morrison scored, Arcia to third. | 0 | 3 |
| Franklin doubled to deep right, Arcia and Motter scored. | 0 | 5 |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| Ramírez popped out to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Forsythe struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| Beckham walked. | 0 | 5 |
| Longoria lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Morrison reached on infield single to shortstop, Beckham to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Beckham caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Brentz singled to center. | 0 | 5 |
| León flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Hernández reached on infield single to first, Brentz to second. | 0 | 5 |
| Betts lined out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| Pedroia flied out to right. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Jennings homered to left (376 feet). | 0 | 6 |
| Arcia doubled to deep left. | 0 | 6 |
| Motter flied out to center, Arcia to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Franklin singled to center, Arcia scored. | 0 | 7 |
| Casali grounded into fielder's choice to second, Franklin out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| Forsythe homered to left (420 feet), Casali scored. | 0 | 9 |
| Ross Jr. relieved Rodríguez. | 0 | 9 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 0 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Bogaerts flied out to center. | 0 | 9 |
| Ortiz walked. | 0 | 9 |
| Ramírez singled to center, Ortiz to second. | 0 | 9 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out looking. | 0 | 9 |
| Brentz doubled to deep right center, Ortiz and Ramírez scored, Brentz out stretching at third. | 2 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross Jr. pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 2 | 9 |
| Morrison grounded out to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Jennings walked. | 2 | 9 |
| Arcia grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| León struck out looking. | 2 | 9 |
| Hernández singled to center. | 2 | 9 |
| Betts grounded into fielder's choice to second, Hernández out at second. | 2 | 9 |
| Pedroia singled to center, Betts to third. | 2 | 9 |
| Bogaerts walked, Pedroia to second. | 2 | 9 |
| Ortiz walked, Betts scored, Pedroia to third, Bogaerts to second. | 3 | 9 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 3 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Layne pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Layne relieved Ross Jr.. | 3 | 9 |
| Motter reached on infield single to pitcher, Motter to second on throwing error by pitcher Layne. | 3 | 9 |
| Franklin grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| Forsythe doubled to deep center, Motter scored. | 3 | 10 |
| Beckham lined out to second. | 3 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Blake Snell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Bradley Jr. walked. | 3 | 10 |
| Brentz flied out to left. | 3 | 10 |
| León singled to right, Bradley Jr. to third. | 3 | 10 |
| Hernández reached on infield single to first, Bradley Jr. scored, León to second. | 4 | 10 |
| Garton relieved Snell. | 4 | 10 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 4 | 10 |
| Pedroia flied out to right. | 4 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Tazawa relieved Layne. | 4 | 10 |
| Longoria singled to center. | 4 | 10 |
| Morrison lined out to right. | 4 | 10 |
| Jennings struck out swinging. | 4 | 10 |
| Arcia struck out swinging. | 4 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Farquhar relieved Garton. | 4 | 10 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 10 |
| Ortiz flied out to right. | 4 | 10 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 4 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Koji Uehara pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Uehara relieved Tazawa. | 4 | 10 |
| Motter walked. | 4 | 10 |
| Franklin homered to right (414 feet), Motter scored. | 4 | 12 |
| Casali struck out swinging. | 4 | 12 |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 4 | 12 |
| Beckham flied out to left. | 4 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 4 | 12 |
| Brentz doubled to left. | 4 | 12 |
| León homered to right (359 feet), Brentz scored. | 6 | 12 |
| Hernández flied out to center. | 6 | 12 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 6 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Craig Kimbrel pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Miller at second base. | 6 | 12 |
| Shaw at first base. | 6 | 12 |
| LaMarre in right field. | 6 | 12 |
| Kimbrel relieved Uehara. | 6 | 12 |
| Longoria reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 12 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 6 | 12 |
| Jennings struck out looking. | 6 | 12 |
| Arcia singled to right, Longoria to second. | 6 | 12 |
| Motter reached on infield single to shortstop, Longoria scored, Arcia to second. | 6 | 13 |
| Franklin struck out looking. | 6 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Cedeño relieved Farquhar. | 6 | 13 |
| Miller grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 13 |
| Bogaerts reached on infield single to second. | 6 | 13 |
| Vázquez hit for Ortiz. | 6 | 13 |
| Vázquez singled to center, Bogaerts to third. | 6 | 13 |
| Shaw hit sacrifice fly to left, Bogaerts scored. | 7 | 13 |
| Vázquez to second on fielder's indifference. | 7 | 13 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 7 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Boston Red Sox
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betts RF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .289 | .330 | .506 |
LaMarre RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .305 | .368 | .447 |
Miller 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Bogaerts SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .343 | .395 | .494 |
| Ortiz DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .335 | .431 | .677 |
a-Vázquez PH
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | .265 | .303 |
| Ramírez 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .270 | .338 | .409 |
Shaw 1B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .267 | .333 | .437 |
| Bradley Jr. CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .296 | .385 | .564 |
| Brentz LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .467 | .467 | .800 |
| León C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .483 | .559 | .724 |
| Hernández 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .290 | .371 | .419 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 165 | |||
| a-singled to center for D Ortiz in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Brentz 2 (2, Farquhar, Snell) HR: León (1, 8th inning off Farquhar 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Brentz 2 (3), Ortiz (62), Hernández (5), León 2 (6), Shaw (39) SF: Shaw 2-out RBI: Brentz 2, Ortiz Red Sox RISP: 3-10 (Pedroia 0-2, León 1-1, Ramírez 0-1, Betts 0-2, Hernández 1-1, Bradley Jr. 0-2, Brentz 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Hernández (2, catch); Layne (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 18,024 (58.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Vic Carapazza, First Base - D.J. Reyburn, Second Base - Bill Welke, Third Base - John Hirschbeck |
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