FINAL SCORE: Rays 5, Red Sox 1
IN BRIEF: Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Yonny Chirinos held the Red Sox to two hits in eight innings in a 5-1 loss on Friday night at Fenway Park in the opener of a four-game series. BOX SCORE
RED SOX RECORD: 33-30
HIGHLIGHTS:
2nd inning:
Choi homers to right off Porcello on a 3-2 pitch (1-0, TB)
4th inning:
Lowe singles to center, moves to second on Garcia's infield hit to shortstop. Runners move up on a wild pitch, Kiermaier singles to right, scoring Lowe and Garcia (TB, 3-0).
6th inning:
García singles to center, moves to third on Choi's single to center. Kiermaier singles to left, scoring Garcia (TB, 4-0).
CHIRINOS STRIKES OUT DEVERS WITH THE BASES LOADED TO END 6TH:
9th inning:
Kiermaier homers to right off Shawaryn on an 0-2 pitch (TB, 5-0).
(Pagan replaces Chirinos on the mound) Benintendi doubles to left, Bogaerts doubles to left scoring Benintendi (TB, 5-1).
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