ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Austin Meadows got two hits after missing the first 10 games of the season with the coronavirus and the Tampa Bay Rays stopped their losing streak at five, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-1 on Tuesday night.
“Looked like he didn’t miss a beat,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said.
Boston lost its fourth in a row, including a three-game sweep at Yankees Stadium over the weekend, and fell to 3-8 overall.
“No doubt there’s frustration there.” Boston manager Ron Roenicke said. ‘They know that we’re a better team than that, they know that it is important to win these games, especially early.