Nick Pivetta had not allowed a hit to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night when he was pulled after 100 pitches, with two outs in the seventh inning. Boston lost the game 1-0 when Manuel Margot scored from third in the bottom of the ninth on Matt Barnes's wild pitch.
The last Red Sox starting pitcher to leave a potential no-hitter in the seventh inning or later was Babe Ruth, on May 20, 1916, against the St. Louis Browns. Ruth had walked seven and left with a 2-1 lead.
It was the fourth game in Rays history in which they had two or fewer hits and won.