BOSTON -- Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash went to check his phone for Hurricane Irma news as soon as he reached his office after the final out.
Wilson Ramos stood at his locker and wanted to show reporters a video on his iPhone of heavy winds swaying palm trees that a friend watching his house had sent.
The Rays had a lot on their minds as they beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
"I think in the training room the whole day we just had the weather on, the radar," pitcher Alex Cobb said. "You're not thinking about it while you're playing, obviously, but I think every other minute of the day we've been trying to be forecasters in seeing what best possibilities we could have going into this storm for our area and for our friends and families."
"It definitely consumes a lot of your time and your emotion," he said. "I think we've done as good of a job as we could have done."
Cobb (11-9) allowed one run and four hits -- all singles -- and three walks in five innings. Ramos and Lucas Duda each hit a solo homer for the Rays.
"It's hard to not think about the situation," Ramos said. "We have houses over there -- all our families are from Florida, too."
Alex Colome pitched a perfect ninth to complete a five-hitter and earn his major-league leading 43rd save in 48 chances.
Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello was dealt his major league-leading 17th loss, the victim of poor run support once again.
Porcello (9-17) took a 1-0 lead into the fifth, when Ramos and Evan Longoria hit RBI singles. Boston has scored two runs or fewer 18 times in 30 starts while Porcello was in the game. He gave up five hits in five innings.
"In the fifth inning, obviously, there were some things I'd like to correct, but overall it wasn't bad," Porcello said.
Ramos homered in the sixth off Brandon Workman, a drive that just cleared the center field wall, and Duda went deep in the seventh against Robby Scott.
Tampa Bay stopped Boston's four-game winning streak, and the Red Sox lead over the second-place Yankees in the AL East was cut to 3 1/2 games.
Christian Vazquez hit a run-scoring single in the first for Boston.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: OF Steven Souza Jr. missed his second straight game with a bruised left knee that forced him out Friday after he ran into a wall along the right-field line. ... Ramos, Tampa Bay's catcher, took a foul tip off the top of his left foot.
Red Sox: INF Eduardo Nunez was sidelined with a bruised right knee sustained on a headfirst slide on Saturday. Farrell said Nunez was sore but expected back Tuesday. ... Farrell said the LHP Dave Price (left elbow inflammation) felt fine after his two-inning simulated game Saturday is likely to pitch three innings in a simulated game on Wednesday. ... Hanley Ramirez got the day off.
CLOSE ONE
Vazquez was called out by plate umpire Brian O'Nora when he tagged up and tried to score on Sam Travis' second-inning fly to right fielder Mallex Smith. The call stood on a video review, though on replays it appeared one of Vazquez's legs touched the plate before Ramos' tag.
HELPING OUT
Players of the Boston Bruins, Red Sox, Rays and Florida Panthers were at gates collecting donations for support of relief efforts that may be needed because of Irma. The Panthers are training in the area with their AHL affiliate.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (8-7, 4.58 ERA) is slated to face Yankees LHP CC Sabathia (11-5, 3.91) on Monday when the teams open a three-game series at New York's Citi Field. The series was moved from Florida to the Mets' ballpark because of Irma.
Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-5, 4.33) is set to face LHP Sean Manaea (10-9, 4.33) when Boston opens a three-game series Tuesday against visiting Oakland. Rodriguez is 0-4 in his last 11 starts.
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Wilson Ramos stood at his locker and wanted to show reporters a video on his iPhone of heavy winds swaying palm trees that a friend watching his house had sent.
The Rays had a lot on their minds as they beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
"I think in the training room the whole day we just had the weather on, the radar," pitcher Alex Cobb said. "You're not thinking about it while you're playing, obviously, but I think every other minute of the day we've been trying to be forecasters in seeing what best possibilities we could have going into this storm for our area and for our friends and families."
"It definitely consumes a lot of your time and your emotion," he said. "I think we've done as good of a job as we could have done."
Cobb (11-9) allowed one run and four hits -- all singles -- and three walks in five innings. Ramos and Lucas Duda each hit a solo homer for the Rays.
"It's hard to not think about the situation," Ramos said. "We have houses over there -- all our families are from Florida, too."
Alex Colome pitched a perfect ninth to complete a five-hitter and earn his major-league leading 43rd save in 48 chances.
Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello was dealt his major league-leading 17th loss, the victim of poor run support once again.
Porcello (9-17) took a 1-0 lead into the fifth, when Ramos and Evan Longoria hit RBI singles. Boston has scored two runs or fewer 18 times in 30 starts while Porcello was in the game. He gave up five hits in five innings.
"In the fifth inning, obviously, there were some things I'd like to correct, but overall it wasn't bad," Porcello said.
Ramos homered in the sixth off Brandon Workman, a drive that just cleared the center field wall, and Duda went deep in the seventh against Robby Scott.
Tampa Bay stopped Boston's four-game winning streak, and the Red Sox lead over the second-place Yankees in the AL East was cut to 3 1/2 games.
Christian Vazquez hit a run-scoring single in the first for Boston.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: OF Steven Souza Jr. missed his second straight game with a bruised left knee that forced him out Friday after he ran into a wall along the right-field line. ... Ramos, Tampa Bay's catcher, took a foul tip off the top of his left foot.
Red Sox: INF Eduardo Nunez was sidelined with a bruised right knee sustained on a headfirst slide on Saturday. Farrell said Nunez was sore but expected back Tuesday. ... Farrell said the LHP Dave Price (left elbow inflammation) felt fine after his two-inning simulated game Saturday is likely to pitch three innings in a simulated game on Wednesday. ... Hanley Ramirez got the day off.
CLOSE ONE
Vazquez was called out by plate umpire Brian O'Nora when he tagged up and tried to score on Sam Travis' second-inning fly to right fielder Mallex Smith. The call stood on a video review, though on replays it appeared one of Vazquez's legs touched the plate before Ramos' tag.
HELPING OUT
Players of the Boston Bruins, Red Sox, Rays and Florida Panthers were at gates collecting donations for support of relief efforts that may be needed because of Irma. The Panthers are training in the area with their AHL affiliate.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (8-7, 4.58 ERA) is slated to face Yankees LHP CC Sabathia (11-5, 3.91) on Monday when the teams open a three-game series at New York's Citi Field. The series was moved from Florida to the Mets' ballpark because of Irma.
Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-5, 4.33) is set to face LHP Sean Manaea (10-9, 4.33) when Boston opens a three-game series Tuesday against visiting Oakland. Rodriguez is 0-4 in his last 11 starts.
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| 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 |
| Kiermaier grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Duda flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Morrison walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Hechavarria grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Morrison out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Moreland walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Devers grounded out to second, Moreland to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Vázquez singled to right center, Moreland scored, Vázquez to third on error by first baseman Duda. | 0 | 1 |
| Holt walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Holt stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Travis flied out to right, Vázquez out at home. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Miller flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Ramos grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Smith safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Devers. | 0 | 1 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bradley Jr. singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to third, Bradley Jr. to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Betts struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Duda hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| Longoria popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Morrison walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Hechavarria grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Devers grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Vázquez singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Holt grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Miller doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Ramos singled to right, Miller scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Smith flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiermaier singled to center, Ramos to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Duda struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Longoria singled to right, Ramos scored, Kiermaier to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Morrison walked, Longoria to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Dickerson flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Travis grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Workman relieved Porcello. | 2 | 1 |
| Hechavarria flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Miller lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramos homered to center (392 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Benintendi singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Betts walked, Benintendi to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Jennings relieved Cobb. | 3 | 1 |
| Moreland grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Betts out at second, Benintendi to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Devers grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robby Scott pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Scott relieved Workman. | 3 | 1 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Duda homered to center (429 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| Reed relieved Scott. | 4 | 1 |
| Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Steve Cishek pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bourjos in right field. | 4 | 1 |
| Cishek relieved Jennings. | 4 | 1 |
| Vázquez flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Holt grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Travis singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Abad relieved Reed. | 4 | 1 |
| Dickerson lined out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Hechavarria struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Miller singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Barnes relieved Abad. | 4 | 1 |
| Ramos singled to center, Miller to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Bourjos struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Hunter relieved Cishek. | 4 | 1 |
| Bogaerts flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Benintendi grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Craig Kimbrel pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kimbrel relieved Barnes. | 4 | 1 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Duda struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Longoria struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Colomé relieved Hunter. | 4 | 1 |
| Moreland grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Devers grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| Vázquez struck out swinging. | 4 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | .278 | .341 | .447 |
| Duda 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .202 | .317 | .546 |
| Longoria 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .265 | .320 | .433 |
| Morrison DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | .248 | .355 | .529 |
| Dickerson LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .280 | .325 | .499 |
| Hechavarria SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .236 | .268 | .361 |
| Miller 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .195 | .333 | .322 |
| Ramos C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .238 | .271 | .387 |
| Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .268 | .329 | .359 |
Bourjos RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .224 | .273 | .385 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 148 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Duda (5, Porcello); Miller (11, Porcello) HR: Ramos (7, 6th inning off Workman 0 on, 2 Out); Duda (12, 7th inning off Scott 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Ramos 2 (21), Longoria (78), Duda (23) 2-out RBI: Longoria, Ramos GIDP: Hechavarria Rays RISP: 2-8 (Hechavarria 0-1, Dickerson 0-2, Bourjos 0-1, Ramos 1-1, Longoria 1-2, Duda 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Duda (1, catch) DP: 2 (Smith-Ramos, Hechavarria-Duda). Outfield Assist: Smith (Vázquez at Home). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 35,859 (95.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian O'Nora, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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