TAMPA BAY RAYS (2-2) at BOSTON RED SOX (1-3) RH Tyler Glasnow (0-0, 0.00) Vs
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Press Box Documents › bit.ly/3f0l9jz TAMPA BAY RAYS (2-2) at BOSTON RED SOX (1-3) RH Tyler Glasnow (0-0, 0.00) vs. LH Martín Pérez (3-5, 4.50 in 2020) Tuesday, April 6, 2021 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Fenway Park TV: Bally Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 95.3 FM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 5 (2-2) Road Game No.: 5 (2-2) All-Time Game No.: 3,627 (1728-1898) All-Time Road Game No.: 1,815 (787-1027) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE To hear Rays coaches and players pronouncing their names in their own voices, visit raysbaseball.com/pronunciation. UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Wed., 4/7 at BOS 1:10 p.m. LH Ryan Yarbrough (0-0, 0.00) vs. RH Nathan Eovaldi (0-1, 1.69) YouTube, WDAE 95.3 FM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) ROSTER MOVES—The Rays have placed CF Kevin Kiermaier (left quad- are 4-0 in those games, with wins in 2004 (8-3, game was played in Tokyo, riceps strain) on the 10-day IL and recalled INF Kevin Padlo, who will be Japan), 2009 (15-5), 2012 (7-6) and 2017 (7-3)…the home opener is sold out, making his major league debut, from the taxi squad…Padlo was part of marking the 15th straight season that the Rays have sold out their home the Rays 60-man player pool last season but did not appear on the active opener (excluding the 2020 season, which was played without fans). roster…he split the 2019 season between Double-A Montgomery and Tri- Ê Tickets are available in the Ballpark app and at raysbaseball.com in ple-A Durham, batting .265/.389/.538 (93-for-351) with 21 HR and 62 RBI. socially distant seating pods for the remaining 2 games against the Ê The Rays have claimed C Deivy Grullón (groo-YOHN) off waivers Yankees and the 4-game series against the Rangers (April 12-15). from the Reds…to make room on the 40-man roster, the Rays trans- Ê From April 9–May 2, the Rays are at home for a stretch of 17 of 23 ferred RH Chaz Roe (right shoulder strain) to the 60-day IL. games…beginning with the home opener, the Rays have stretches Ê The Rays started this road trip with the maximum five players al- of games on 13 straight days and 30 games in 31 days. lowed on the taxi squad…three are now on the active roster: RH Chris Mazza, C Joseph Odom and Padlo…they have RH David Hess RAYS vs. RED SOX—The Rays are 14-5 against the Red Sox since July 24, and INF Taylor Walls remaining on the taxi squad for this trip. 2019, 8-1 at Fenway Park since June 9, 2019 and 13-2 at Fenway Park since Aug 19, 2018…last night the Rays snapped an 8-game winning streak at RAY MATTER—The Rays have lost back-to-back games on the heels of a Fenway Park, their first loss there since June 8, 2019, going 667 days in 2-game winning streak to start the season…in the last 2 games, the Rays between…it was the longest winning streak at an opponent's park in club have been outscored, 23-9, and allowed 30 hits, 8 BB and 3 HR…tonight history and the longest streak by a visiting club at Fenway Park since the the Rays will be attempting to avoid their first 3-game losing streak in the Blue Jays (15) in 1987-89…in the last nine road games, the Rays have com- regular season since Sep 7-10, 2020 at WAS, vs. BOS (3)…the only other bined for 73 runs, including 8 runs (or more) in six of the last 7 games. 3-game losing streak they had in 2020 came on the first road trip of the Ê The Rays haven't lost a series to the Red Sox since July 22-24, 2019 season, when they lost five straight from July 29–Aug 2 at ATL/BAL. at home (1-2), going 3-0-2 since…they haven't lost a series at Fen- Ê The Rays have only lost once in their last 17 regular-season series way Park since dropping two of three from Aug 17-19, 2018. since Aug 4, 2020, going 12-1-4 in series play over that stretch. Ê Tonight is the second of 19 meetings between the two clubs this Ê Since 2020, the Rays have a AL-most 21 come-from-behind wins. season (10 at Tropicana Field, nine at Fenway Park)…13 of the 19 Ê The Rays are 22-8 (.733) on the road since Aug 10, 2020, best in the games will come over a stretch of 41 days from July 30–Sep 8. majors over that stretch ahead of the Dodgers (.731)…since the start Ê The Rays went 7-3 against the Red Sox in 2020 (3-3 at home, 4-0 of the 2019 season, the Rays are 70-46 (.603) on the road, 3rd-best in on the road) to win the season series for a second straight season. the majors behind the Dodgers (.629) and Twins (.614). Ê OF Manuel Margot is a career .488 hitter (20-for-41) with 6 2B in 11 games (10 starts) against the Red Sox…2B Brandon Lowe is a career NOT THE RAYS WAY—The Rays are coming off a 12-7 loss on Sat at MIA .457 hitter (16-for-35) with 4 HR in 9 games (8 starts) at Fenway. and 11-2 loss last night at Fenway Park…this marks the first time the Rays have yielded double-digit runs in consecutive games since July 27-29, CLOSE SHAVES—Since the start of last season, the Rays have gone 25-10 2018 at BAL (3)…since becoming the Rays in 2008, this is the sixth time (.714) in games decided by 2 runs (or fewer) and 15-5 (.750) in 1-run games they have allowed double-digit runs in at least two consecutive games, (10-2 at home, 5-3 on the road), both of which are the best mark in the ma- and the Orioles series in July 2018 is the only instance of three straight. jors…dating back to Aug 7, 2020, the Rays are 14-3 (.824) in 1-run games. Ê In the last 2 games, Rays starters have yielded 9 runs in 9 IP and Ê Since the start of the 2020 season, the Rays are 29-1 when leading the bullpen has allowed 14 runs in 7 IP…in comparison, Rays start- after 6 innings, 25-0 when leading after 7 innings and 32-0 when ers combined for 11.2 scoreless innings in the first 2 games of the leading after 8 innings…combining regular season and postseason, season (both wins) and the Rays bullpen allowed 4 runs in 6.1 IP. the Rays have won 63 consecutive games since July 28, 2019 when Ê The last 2 games also marks the first time the Rays have allowed leading after 7 innings, the longest active streak in the majors. 14 hits (or more) in back-to-back games since Aug 25-27, 2019 (2). Ê Combining regular season and postseason in 2020, the Rays had 13 pitchers with a save, most in major league history…despite the THE STOPPER—Since Aug 13, 2020, the Rays have won nine straight reg- shortened season, the Rays had 12 pitchers with one in the regular ular-season games started by Tyler Glasnow…he is 5-0 with a 3.29 ERA season, tying the major league record set by the 1973 Rangers. (52-IP, 19-ER) and 78 SO over that stretch…with a win tonight, it would be the third time the Rays win 10 consecutive games for a starting pitcher, GLAS HALF FULL—On Thurs at MIA, Tyler Glasnow made his first ca- joining Matt Moore from Sep 22, 2012–May 19, 2013 (Rays 11-0, Moore reer Opening Day start and his only baserunner allowed in 6 IP was a 1st- 9-0) and Blake Snell from Aug 10–Sep 29, 2018 (Rays 10-0, Snell 9-0). inning infield single to Jesús Aguilar…it was the second scoreless outing for an Opening Day starter in club history, following Steve Trachsel (7 IP) BANNER YEAR—Last season the Rays won the American League pen- on April 3, 2000 at MIN…he retired his last 16 BF, passing Dewon Brazel- nant for the second time in franchise history (2008), but lost the World ton (10) on April 4, 2005 vs. TOR for the longest streak of batters retired Series to the Dodgers…the Rays won the AL East for the third time (2008, by a Rays pitcher on Opening Day, according to the Elias Sports Bureau… 2010)…after a shortened 60-game regular season, they set a major league Glasnow reached 100.6 mph in the 1st inning against Adam Duvall, the record by playing 20 postseason games, thanks in part to the expanded hardest-thrown pitch on Opening Day across all games this season. playoff format…the Rays were the ninth team in major league history Ê Glasnow became the second pitcher in major league history to to play a “winner take all” game in the Division Series (won 2-1 over the allow 1 baserunner (or fewer) in an Opening Day start of 6 IP (or Yankees) and League Championship Series (won 4-2 over the Astros) but more)…he joined DET Jordan Zimmermann in 2019 at TOR.