ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays made the most of a replay reversal. Alex Cobb led the way.
Cobb pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning and the Rays beat Rick Porcello and the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Saturday.
"Their guy was outstanding," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said, "our guy was just a tick better."
Cobb (7-6) retired 11 straight over one stretch. Alex Colome got the final four outs for his 24th save.
The Red Sox put runners on second and third with one out in the ninth. Hanley Ramirez then struck out swinging. After rookie Andrew Benintendi was walked intentionally, Chris Young popped out to end the game.
"A great game," said Mookie Betts, who had one of Boston's three hits. "You can't ask for a better pitchers' duel."
Porcello (4-11) became the majors' first 11-game loser despite pitching a gem. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed six hits, struck out seven and walked none in his first complete game of the season.
"There's a lot that's out of your control as far as wins and losses go," said Porcello, who was 11-2 at the All-Star break a year ago. "I've just got to go out there and give us a chance to win every fifth day, and we're going to win a lot more games than we're going to lose."
Jesus Sucre drove in the game's only run with a sacrifice fly in the second after singles by Steven Souza Jr., and Brad Miller.
The inning was kept alive by a replay reversal of a double-play call. A 94-second review determined Adeiny Hechavarria had beaten Dustin Pedroia's throw to first base. Porcello then hit Shane Peterson with a pitch before Sucre hit a fly ball to center, driving in Souza.
"A bang-bang play at first that they overturned to give them an extra out, and the sacrifice fly, otherwise that's the end of an inning," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "So unfortunately the way things have gone for Rick, he pitches well and yet we come up on the short end offensively."
Xander Bogaerts beat out an infield chopper in the first, Betts singled to center in the third and Mitch Moreland doubled in the ninth for Boston's only hits.
Mallex Smith had two of Tampa Bay's six hits, including a two-out triple in the seventh.
The win got the Rays within 4 1/2 games of the AL East-leading Red Sox with one game left before the All-Star break.
"When you're walking off the mound you feel like that was just cool to be part of it," Cobb said. "The magnitude of it being the Red Sox and going into the All-Star break and us being in and out of the wild card -- all those factors come into play when you think about tonight."
PORCELLO WOES
Porcello received no run support for the ninth time in his 19 starts. He is 0-3 against the Rays this season after going 5-0 in six starts against them last season.
Porcello is the second reigning Cy Young Award winner to have 11 losses by the All-Star break the following season. Gaylord Perry did it in 1973.
SETTING THINGS UP
Farrell said left-hander Drew Pomeranz will start Friday night's first game after the All-Star break against the New York Yankees, with left-hander Chris Sale starting Saturday. Porcello and lefty David Price face the Yankees in a Sunday doubleheader.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Bogaerts, who sat out Friday's game with a sore right hand, returned to the lineup. ... LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right knee) will make a third rehab appearance Sunday with Triple-A Pawtucket.
Rays: 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. (right shoulder) is set to resume on-field batting practice.
UP NEXT
Tampa Bay All-Star RHP Chris Archer (7-5) and one-time Rays ace Price (4-2) are Sunday's starters. Archer is 2-11 with a 5.14 ERA in 17 starts against Boston.
Cobb pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning and the Rays beat Rick Porcello and the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Saturday.
"Their guy was outstanding," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said, "our guy was just a tick better."
Cobb (7-6) retired 11 straight over one stretch. Alex Colome got the final four outs for his 24th save.
The Red Sox put runners on second and third with one out in the ninth. Hanley Ramirez then struck out swinging. After rookie Andrew Benintendi was walked intentionally, Chris Young popped out to end the game.
"A great game," said Mookie Betts, who had one of Boston's three hits. "You can't ask for a better pitchers' duel."
Porcello (4-11) became the majors' first 11-game loser despite pitching a gem. The reigning AL Cy Young Award winner allowed six hits, struck out seven and walked none in his first complete game of the season.
"There's a lot that's out of your control as far as wins and losses go," said Porcello, who was 11-2 at the All-Star break a year ago. "I've just got to go out there and give us a chance to win every fifth day, and we're going to win a lot more games than we're going to lose."
Jesus Sucre drove in the game's only run with a sacrifice fly in the second after singles by Steven Souza Jr., and Brad Miller.
The inning was kept alive by a replay reversal of a double-play call. A 94-second review determined Adeiny Hechavarria had beaten Dustin Pedroia's throw to first base. Porcello then hit Shane Peterson with a pitch before Sucre hit a fly ball to center, driving in Souza.
"A bang-bang play at first that they overturned to give them an extra out, and the sacrifice fly, otherwise that's the end of an inning," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "So unfortunately the way things have gone for Rick, he pitches well and yet we come up on the short end offensively."
Xander Bogaerts beat out an infield chopper in the first, Betts singled to center in the third and Mitch Moreland doubled in the ninth for Boston's only hits.
Mallex Smith had two of Tampa Bay's six hits, including a two-out triple in the seventh.
The win got the Rays within 4 1/2 games of the AL East-leading Red Sox with one game left before the All-Star break.
"When you're walking off the mound you feel like that was just cool to be part of it," Cobb said. "The magnitude of it being the Red Sox and going into the All-Star break and us being in and out of the wild card -- all those factors come into play when you think about tonight."
PORCELLO WOES
Porcello received no run support for the ninth time in his 19 starts. He is 0-3 against the Rays this season after going 5-0 in six starts against them last season.
Porcello is the second reigning Cy Young Award winner to have 11 losses by the All-Star break the following season. Gaylord Perry did it in 1973.
SETTING THINGS UP
Farrell said left-hander Drew Pomeranz will start Friday night's first game after the All-Star break against the New York Yankees, with left-hander Chris Sale starting Saturday. Porcello and lefty David Price face the Yankees in a Sunday doubleheader.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Bogaerts, who sat out Friday's game with a sore right hand, returned to the lineup. ... LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (right knee) will make a third rehab appearance Sunday with Triple-A Pawtucket.
Rays: 1B Rickie Weeks Jr. (right shoulder) is set to resume on-field batting practice.
UP NEXT
Tampa Bay All-Star RHP Chris Archer (7-5) and one-time Rays ace Price (4-2) are Sunday's starters. Archer is 2-11 with a 5.14 ERA in 17 starts against Boston.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Betts grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Moreland flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Smith singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson grounded out to pitcher, Smith to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to third, Smith to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Ramírez lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Young grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Souza Jr. singled to shallow right. | 0 | 0 |
| Miller singled to right, Souza Jr. to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarria grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Miller out at second, Souza Jr. to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Peterson hit by pitch, Hechavarria to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sucre hit sacrifice fly to center, Souza Jr. scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| León popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Lin struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Betts singled to shallow center. | 0 | 1 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Dickerson popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Longoria hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Morrison popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Bogaerts grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Moreland grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Miller lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarria popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Peterson singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Sucre flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Benintendi lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Young grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| León lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Smith bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Longoria hit a ground rule double to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Longoria stole third. | 0 | 1 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Lin flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Betts flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarria grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Bogaerts grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Moreland safe at first on error by second baseman Miller. | 0 | 1 |
| Ramírez popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Benintendi grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Peterson flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Sucre grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith tripled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| Dickerson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Smith in left field. | 0 | 1 |
| Bourjos in center field. | 0 | 1 |
| Young popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| León walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Travis ran for León. | 0 | 1 |
| Lin lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Colomé relieved Cobb. | 0 | 1 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Vázquez catching. | 0 | 1 |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Morrison flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Bogaerts walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Moreland doubled to deep right, Bogaerts to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Marrero ran for Moreland. | 0 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Benintendi intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Young popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Betts RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .272 | .350 | .481 |
| Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .298 | .378 | .382 |
| Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .308 | .364 | .454 |
| Moreland 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .260 | .349 | .450 |
Marrero PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .266 | .349 |
| Ramírez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .257 | .344 | .442 |
| Benintendi CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .282 | .361 | .452 |
| Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .255 | .339 | .386 |
| León C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .244 | .291 | .381 |
Travis PR
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .341 | .375 |
Vázquez C
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .310 | .366 |
| Lin 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .286 | .405 | .400 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 141 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Moreland (19, Colomé) Red Sox RISP: 0-2 (Ramírez 0-1, Young 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 23,419 (75.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:41 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
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