ST. PETERSBURG — Xander Bogaerts carved a 3-2 Ryan Yarbrough cutter to right field in the top of the first inning Tuesday.
It gave the Red Sox an early 1-0 lead over the Rays. Shortly after, Bogaerts was removed from the contest just ahead of the top of the second inning after testing positive for COVID-19.
As for that lead? It would be the only one the Sox held for the evening, dropping their seventh straight contest at Tropicana Field following an 8-5 loss. The Rays have won the last nine of 10 games against the Red Sox.