at Boston Red Sox
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Pitching matchup: Ian Seymour - 6-2, 4.59 ERA · Patrick Sandoval - 0-0, 2.08 ERA
48-48 · 3rd in AL East
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Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay · American League · AL East
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 56-40
- Division position
- 1st in AL East
- Wild Card
- Division leader
- Run differential
- +20
No. 12 MLB
Standing
1st in AL East
Division: Leader · Wild Card: Division leader
Next game
Latest team news
Approved sources only
Red Sox post 11th straight win, longest streak in a decade, move into AL wild-card spot
Yahoo Sports MLBJul 18, 2026National
Red Sox wagon keeps rolling as win streak hits 11 with doubleheader victories
Over the MonsterJul 18, 2026Team blog
Do they know the break is over? Rays 3 Red Sox 5
Yahoo Sports MLBJul 18, 2026National
Scorchin’ Sox kick off second half with Fenway double header vs. Rays
Over the MonsterJul 17, 2026Team blog
2026 MLB playoff predictions: Experts project how standings will look at end of the regular season
CBS Sports MLBJul 16, 2026National
We’re Back! A Red Sox Story kicks off with the Rays at Fenway Park
Over the MonsterJul 17, 2026Team blog
Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
at Boston Red Sox
Jul 17 · Final
WP: Weissert · LP: Englert · SV: Chapman
Notable: Englert: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 HR · L
at Boston Red Sox
Jul 17 · Final
WP: Bennett · LP: Jax · SV: Gamboa
Notable: Jax: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 1 HR · L
vs Seattle Mariners
Jul 12 · Final
WP: Ferrer · LP: Seymour
Notable: Seymour: 3.1 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR · L
vs Seattle Mariners
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Jax · LP: Gilbert
Notable: Jax: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K · W
vs Seattle Mariners
Jul 10 · Final
WP: Martinez · LP: Castillo
Notable: Martinez: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR · W
Upcoming games
at Boston Red Sox
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Ian Seymour vs Patrick Sandoval
48-48 · 3rd in AL East
at Boston Red Sox
Jul 19 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Shane McClanahan vs Sonny Gray
48-48 · 3rd in AL East
Analytics
How this team has performed
Reliable team context, rankings, strengths, and weaknesses using the data available for MLB.
Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 56-40
- Run differential
- +20
- Runs/game
- 4.5
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.3
- Expected record
- 50-46
- Actual vs expected
- +5.7 wins
No. 3 MLB
No. 12 MLB
No. 15 MLB
No. 9 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 4.5
- OPS
- .729
- OBP
- .332
- SLG
- .397
- AVG
- .257
- Home runs
- 95
- BB%
- 9.2%
- K%
- 18.9%
- Hits/game
- 8.6
No. 15 MLB
No. 12 MLB
No. 5 MLB
No. 16 MLB
No. 3 MLB
No. 26 MLB
No. 11 MLB
No. 1 MLB
No. 7 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 4.3
- ERA
- 3.88
- WHIP
- 1.18
- Strikeouts
- 776
- Walks
- 257
- K/9
- 8.2
- BB/9
- 2.7
- HR allowed
- 123
- Opp AVG
- .235
- Opp OPS
- .697
No. 9 MLB
No. 9 MLB
No. 3 MLB
No. 22 MLB
No. 2 MLB
No. 21 MLB
No. 2 MLB
No. 23 MLB
No. 7 MLB
No. 9 MLB
Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 58
- Fielding %
- .983
- Double plays
- 65
No. 22 MLB
No. 21 MLB
No. 23 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
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