Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
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Hamilton homers, bullpen retires 13 of final 14 hitters, and Red Sox beat Rays 1-0
Hamilton lined a 3-2 fastball just inside the right-field foul pole off Rays starter Zack Littell (0-4) to lead off the third and give Boston all it needed in the three-game series finale. The Red Sox rebounded from Monday’s 16-1 loss to win the final two games.
Playing without Alex Bregman, on paternity leave after a career-high five hits with two homers in Tuesday’s win, the Boston bullpen limited the Rays to one hit over the final 4 1/3 innings.
Relievers Greg Weissert (1-0), Garrett Whitlock and Justin Slaten combined to retire 13 of the final 14 Tampa Bay hitters with no walks and nine strikeouts.
Slaten retired all three batters in the ninth, fanning two, for his second save.
Red Sox starter Sean Newcomb walked the first hitter of the game but allowed just four hits over 4 2/3 innings. Boston didn’t allow a runner past second base.
Littell pitched six strong innings, allowing five hits and one run, but the Rays gave him no run support. Tampa Bay has scored two or fewer runs in 21 of his last 24 starts.
Boston has Thursday off before starting a seven-game homestand on Friday against the White Sox and Mariners.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Caballero struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Morel struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Caminero flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Slaten relieved Whitlock |
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9th Inning | Narváez flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Casas grounded out to second. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 7 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 13 |
| 1 | Runs Batted In | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 5 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 1 | Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 31 | At Bats | 30 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 0 |
| 15 | Fly Balls | 10 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 131 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 5 |
| 34 | Plate Appearances | 32 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 0 |
| 2.3 | Runs Created | -0.1 |
| .161 | Batting Average | .167 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .355 | Slugging Percentage | .167 |
| .258 | Secondary Average | .033 |
| .235 | On Base Percentage | .219 |
| .590 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .385 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 2.3 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | -0.1 |
| 18.0 | Batter Rating | 5.0 |
| 31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.85 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.94 |
| .194 | Isolated Power | .000 |
| 0.43 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.15 |
| .088 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .063 |
| .097 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.133 |
| 2.0 | Runs Produced | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.2 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 69.3 | MLB Rating | 59.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 10,046 | Capacity:
2025 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.61904764 | 13 |
 Toronto |
1 | 9 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 12 |
| Boston |
1.5 | 10 | W4 | 0.54545456 | 12 |
 Baltimore |
3.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.45 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay |
4 | 12 | W1 | 0.42857143 | 9 |