The Red Sox aren’t going to catch the Rays in the division race, but Boston’s game on Wednesday night against Tampa Bay was still a big one. The Red Sox entered the night having lost their last three games as they maintain a slim lead over the Yankees and Blue Jays in the wild card race.
Boston was trailing 1–0 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth when Hunter Renfroe came to bat. He smashed a towering two-run homer over the Green Monster to give his team the lead.
Red Sox closer Hansel Robles got two quick strikeouts in the ninth but then Joey Wendle hit a sharp liner to center that escaped the reach of a diving Danny Santana.