BOSTON -- The Tampa Bay Rays were having a lot of fun with what Shane Peterson did.
Peterson homered in his first big league at-bat since 2015 and Logan Morrison hit a grand slam, two of the career-high four homers allowed by Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello in the Rays' 10-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
"I'm really smart for putting him in the lineup," manager Kevin Cash joked about Peterson. "They were all pumped for him. He's a pretty quiet guy. When he came the dugout, you couldn't knock the smile off his face."
Peterson, called up from Triple-A before the game, hooked a drive around the Pesky Pole in right, making it 2-0 in the second. The 29-year-old last played in the majors on Oct. 4, 2015, with Milwaukee.
"It's awesome. It's a great story of perseverance, grinding it out," Morrison said. "I'm going to fine Cash for making him late to the season."
When Peterson was standing at his locker answering questions, a teammate yelled "Shane Ruth!"
Peterson also had an RBI single.
"I'm sure it'll sink in more later tonight," Peterson said.
Chris Archer (2-0) gave up one run in 5 2/3 innings, ending his 11-game losing streak against the Red Sox. It's the longest skid by anyone versus Boston since Floyd Bannister dropped 11 straight to the Red Sox from 1982-86.
Brad Miller and Steven Souza Jr. also homered for the Rays, who were coming off losing three straight at Yankee Stadium.
Boston's Mitch Moreland had his stretch of hitting a double in consecutive games stopped at seven, one short of the major league record. Mookie Betts had four hits for the Red Sox.
Porcello (1-1) gave up eight runs in 4 1/3 innings, halting the majors' longest active streak of pitching at least six innings at 20 games.
"Mechanically, I'm pretty much the same," he said. "It's just pinpointing the fastball. I'm not locating it well enough to get myself in advantage counts and it's causing me to leave pitches over the plate when I fall behind."
Morrison increased it to 6-0 with his shot deep into the right-field seats in the third.
Miller and Souza Jr. went back-to-back, chasing Porcello in the fifth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Put OF Mallex Smith on the 10-day disabled list with right hamstring tightness and recalled Peterson from Triple-A. "We wanted guys that had some history playing in the big leagues and Shane has that," Cash said of the club signing him during the offseason.
Red Sox: CF Jackie Bradley Jr., on the 10-day DL with a sprained right knee, wore a brace running on the field. Manager John Farrell said he might face ace lefty David Price in a simulated game this week. Price has been on the DL since early spring training with a strained left elbow.
MEMORABLE MOMENT
Fourteen-year-old Kerry Russell from Lynn had a special on-field moment while the Red Sox were taking BP.
Standing in a roped-off area on the warning track with other fans behind the batting cage, she was holding a picture of her standing with one of her favorite players -- Hanley Ramirez.
The star looked over and motioned for her to come out near the cage just behind home plate. He greeted her and signed the photo.
"He waved for me to come over and he gave me a big hug," she said, with a wide smile. "I was shocked."
SIGHTING
Singer/actor Donnie Wahlberg sat next to Boston's dugout. He got up and waved both hands in disgust when a challenge by the Red Sox went against them.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is set to start Saturday. He finished strong in his last start Sunday against Toronto, retiring 16 of the last 17.
Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (0-1, 1.23) looks for his first win with Boston despite two solid starts.
Tampa Bay Rays
Peterson homered in his first big league at-bat since 2015 and Logan Morrison hit a grand slam, two of the career-high four homers allowed by Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello in the Rays' 10-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night.
"I'm really smart for putting him in the lineup," manager Kevin Cash joked about Peterson. "They were all pumped for him. He's a pretty quiet guy. When he came the dugout, you couldn't knock the smile off his face."
Peterson, called up from Triple-A before the game, hooked a drive around the Pesky Pole in right, making it 2-0 in the second. The 29-year-old last played in the majors on Oct. 4, 2015, with Milwaukee.
"It's awesome. It's a great story of perseverance, grinding it out," Morrison said. "I'm going to fine Cash for making him late to the season."
When Peterson was standing at his locker answering questions, a teammate yelled "Shane Ruth!"
Peterson also had an RBI single.
"I'm sure it'll sink in more later tonight," Peterson said.
Chris Archer (2-0) gave up one run in 5 2/3 innings, ending his 11-game losing streak against the Red Sox. It's the longest skid by anyone versus Boston since Floyd Bannister dropped 11 straight to the Red Sox from 1982-86.
Brad Miller and Steven Souza Jr. also homered for the Rays, who were coming off losing three straight at Yankee Stadium.
Boston's Mitch Moreland had his stretch of hitting a double in consecutive games stopped at seven, one short of the major league record. Mookie Betts had four hits for the Red Sox.
Porcello (1-1) gave up eight runs in 4 1/3 innings, halting the majors' longest active streak of pitching at least six innings at 20 games.
"Mechanically, I'm pretty much the same," he said. "It's just pinpointing the fastball. I'm not locating it well enough to get myself in advantage counts and it's causing me to leave pitches over the plate when I fall behind."
Morrison increased it to 6-0 with his shot deep into the right-field seats in the third.
Miller and Souza Jr. went back-to-back, chasing Porcello in the fifth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: Put OF Mallex Smith on the 10-day disabled list with right hamstring tightness and recalled Peterson from Triple-A. "We wanted guys that had some history playing in the big leagues and Shane has that," Cash said of the club signing him during the offseason.
Red Sox: CF Jackie Bradley Jr., on the 10-day DL with a sprained right knee, wore a brace running on the field. Manager John Farrell said he might face ace lefty David Price in a simulated game this week. Price has been on the DL since early spring training with a strained left elbow.
MEMORABLE MOMENT
Fourteen-year-old Kerry Russell from Lynn had a special on-field moment while the Red Sox were taking BP.
Standing in a roped-off area on the warning track with other fans behind the batting cage, she was holding a picture of her standing with one of her favorite players -- Hanley Ramirez.
The star looked over and motioned for her to come out near the cage just behind home plate. He greeted her and signed the photo.
"He waved for me to come over and he gave me a big hug," she said, with a wide smile. "I was shocked."
SIGHTING
Singer/actor Donnie Wahlberg sat next to Boston's dugout. He got up and waved both hands in disgust when a challenge by the Red Sox went against them.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is set to start Saturday. He finished strong in his last start Sunday against Toronto, retiring 16 of the last 17.
Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (0-1, 1.23) looks for his first win with Boston despite two solid starts.
| 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 |
| Dickerson fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Peterson homered to right (375 feet), Morrison scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Dickerson flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Bogaerts singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Sandoval lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Miller singled to center, Longoria to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. walked, Longoria to third, Miller to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Morrison homered to right (375 feet), Longoria, Miller and Souza Jr. scored. | 6 | 0 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| S Peterson lined out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Young grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| León struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| Pedroia lined out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Beckham lined out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Dickerson grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 0 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Benintendi walked. | 6 | 0 |
| Betts singled to center, Benintendi to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Moreland flied out to center, Benintendi to third. | 6 | 0 |
| Bogaerts walked, Betts to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Sandoval grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Miller homered to center (418 feet). | 7 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. homered to left (355 feet). | 8 | 0 |
| Ross Jr. relieved Porcello. | 8 | 0 |
| Morrison grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| Norris popped out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Young lined out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| León struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| Pedroia hit a ground rule double to right. | 8 | 0 |
| Benintendi singled to right, Pedroia scored. | 8 | 1 |
| Betts doubled to left, Benintendi to third. | 8 | 1 |
| Ramírez flied out to center. | 8 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross Jr. pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| S Peterson grounded out to first. | 8 | 1 |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Dickerson walked. | 8 | 1 |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Archer pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 8 | 1 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Sandoval singled to center. | 8 | 1 |
| Díaz relieved Archer. | 8 | 1 |
| Young walked, Sandoval to second. | 8 | 1 |
| León struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross Jr. pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 1 |
| Miller tripled to deep right. | 8 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left, Miller scored. | 9 | 1 |
| Morrison grounded out to second, Souza Jr. to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Norris hit by pitch. | 9 | 1 |
| S Peterson singled to right, Souza Jr. scored, Norris to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 10 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Pruitt relieved Díaz. | 10 | 1 |
| Pedroia singled to right. | 10 | 1 |
| Hernández ran for Pedroia. | 10 | 1 |
| Benintendi flied out to right. | 10 | 1 |
| Betts singled to right center, Hernández to second. | 10 | 1 |
| Ramírez singled to left, Hernández scored, Betts to third, Ramírez out stretching at second. | 10 | 2 |
| Moreland grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Hernández at second base. | 10 | 2 |
| Abad relieved Ross Jr.. | 10 | 2 |
| Dickerson doubled to left. | 10 | 2 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to second, Dickerson to third. | 10 | 2 |
| Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| Miller walked. | 10 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to pitcher. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bourjos in center field. | 10 | 2 |
| Robertson at third base. | 10 | 2 |
| Bogaerts singled to center. | 10 | 2 |
| Sandoval lined out to left. | 10 | 2 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| León flied out to center. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robby Scott pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Scott relieved Abad. | 10 | 2 |
| Morrison popped out to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| Norris grounded out to third. | 10 | 2 |
| S Peterson flied out to center. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Austin Pruitt pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Hernández reached on infield single to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| Benintendi hit a ground rule double to shallow left, Hernández to third. | 10 | 2 |
| Betts singled to left center, Hernández scored, Benintendi to third. | 10 | 3 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third, Benintendi scored, Betts to second. | 10 | 4 |
| Moreland hit by pitch. | 10 | 4 |
| Bogaerts singled to center, Betts scored, Moreland to second. | 10 | 5 |
| Colomé relieved Pruitt. | 10 | 5 |
| Sandoval lined out to second, Moreland to third, Bogaerts to second on throwing error by second baseman Miller. | 10 | 5 |
| Young popped out to second. | 10 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickerson LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .317 | .364 | .561 |
| Kiermaier CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .209 | .306 | .279 |
Bourjos CF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .500 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .225 | .333 | .425 |
Robertson 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .278 | .235 |
| Miller 2B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .205 | .326 | .359 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | .325 | .426 | .575 |
| Morrison 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .351 | .611 |
| Norris C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .172 | .219 | .172 |
| S Peterson DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .400 | .400 | 1.000 |
| Beckham SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .167 | .194 | .200 |
| Totals | 39 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 174 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Longoria (2, Porcello); Morrison (1, Porcello); Dickerson (4, Abad) 3B: Miller (1, Ross Jr.) HR: S Peterson (1, 2nd inning off Porcello 1 on, 2 Out); Morrison (3, 3rd inning off Porcello 3 on, 1 Out); Miller (1, 5th inning off Porcello 0 on, 1 Out); Souza Jr. (2, 5th inning off Porcello 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: S Peterson 3 (3), Morrison 4 (10), Miller (4), Souza Jr. 2 (8) 2-out RBI: S Peterson 3 Rays RISP: 4-10 (Miller 0-1, S Peterson 2-2, Norris 0-1, Kiermaier 0-1, Souza Jr. 1-2, Morrison 1-1, Longoria 0-1, Beckham 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Miller (2, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,813 (97.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:37 |
| Weather | 53 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - John Tumpane, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |
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