Red Sox and Rays lineups and notes
Prior to the rainout, Payton Tolle was in line for the beginning, a day after Connelly Early threw a career-high seven shutout innings and the late-game duo of Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman slammed the door for a 2-0 win.
It was Boston’s MLB-leading sixth shutout of the season.
“It’s easy (to push a young starter seven innings deep) when they’re pitching that way,” Red Sox interim supervisor Chad Tracy mentioned of the 24-year-old Early.
Tolle labored seven innings in his most up-to-date outing, limiting the Tigers to 2 unearned runs on one hit and putting out eight en path to his first big-league win on Monday.
Tolle’s solely begin at Fenway Park this season was dominant, as he fanned 11 and allowed one run over six innings against the Yankees on April 23.
Tolle will toe the rubber on the two-year anniversary of the passing of his mother, Jina.
Saturday will mark his first profession begin in opposition to the Rays, though he made one aid look in opposition to them final season.
The Red Sox at the moment are tied with Baltimore for fourth place within the AL East after profitable 4 of their final 5 video games.
“Like I said early in the year, it’s just a matter of time for everybody to get back to the rhythm and the timing,” Wilyer Abreu mentioned. “The results are coming. Everybody can see it.”
RAYS (25-13): Simpson LF, Caminero 3B, Williamson 2B, Diaz DH, Vilade 1B, Mullins CF, DeLuca RF, Fortes C, Walls SS
Pitching: RHP Nick Martinez (3-1, 1.71 ERA)
RED SOX (17-22): Duran LF, Contreras 1B, Abreu RF, Yoshida DH, Story SS, Gasper C, Mayer 2B, Rafaela CF, Durbin 3B
Pitching: LHP Payton Tolle (1-1, 2.04 ERA)
Time: 4:10 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Rays vs. Tolle: Nick Fortes 1-1
Red Sox vs. Martinez: Wilyer Abreu 1-3, Willson Contreras 3-7, Jarren Duran 1-4, Caleb Durbin 1-3, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2-6, Marcelo Mayer 1-3, Andruw Monasterio 1-3, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-4, Trevor Story 3-3, Connor Wong 1-4, Masataka Yoshida 1-1
Stat of the day: The Rays have gone a franchise-record 15 consecutive video games with out permitting greater than three earned runs.
Notes: Friday’s loss snapped the Rays’ seven-game profitable streak and marked solely their second setback in 15 video games. …They had additionally been 7-0 in opposition to AL East foes. … Nick Martinez has been victorious in three straight begins, permitting simply two runs in 20 innings. … Martinez is 1-3 with a 5.80 ERA in 9 profession appearances (5 begins) in opposition to the Red Sox.
Cam Kerry might be reached at cam.kerry@globe.com.
