ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan became Tampa Bay’s first starting pitcher to get a win this season as the Rays overcame a two-run, first-inning deficit and beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Sunday.
After getting no hits in the first nine innings of Saturday night’s 10-inning loss, the Red Sox got four hits on the first nine pitches thrown by McClanahan.
“He just filled up the strike zone early on and they were ready for it,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “But he settled in and gave us an outstanding performance.”
Pinch-hitter Ji-Man Choi had a tying, two-run double as the Rays rallied for three runs in the fifth.