Final: Rays 6, Red Sox 2 - Sox' poor defense haunts them, look to salvage series on Mon

Alex Verdugo has two doubles in the game off Rays starter Taj Bradley. Masataka Yoshida with an RBI single to right field scoring Verdugo. That RBI single was Yoshida's 500th career RBI between Japan and Major League Baseball. Despite the offense from both Verdugo and Yoshida, the Red Sox poor defense allowed the Rays to grab two unearned runs.

WHO: Rays (41-19) at Red Sox (30-28)
WHEN: 1:35 p.m. 
WHERE: FenwayPark, Boston.
SERIES TO DATE: Rays lead series 5-1.
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Tanner Houck (3-4, 5.30 ERA) vs. RHP Taj Bradley (3-2, 3.60 ERA)
TV/RADIO: NESN; WEEI-FM 93.7

LIVE BOX

LINEUPS

RED SOX

1. Alex Verdugo RF
2. Rafael Devers DH
3. Justin Turner 3B
4. Masataka Yoshida LF
5. Jarren Duran CF
6. Kiké Hernández SS
7. Triston Casas 1B
8. Connor Wong C
9. Enmanuel Valdez 2B

SP Tanner Houck

RAYS

1. Yandy Díaz DH
2. Brandon Lowe 2B
3. Randy Arozarena LF
4. Josh Lowe RF
5. Isaac Paredes 3B
6. Luke Raley 1B
7. Taylor Walls SS
8. Manuel Margot CF
9. Christian Bethancourt

SP Taj Bradley

WHAT'S UP

The Red Sox turn to Tanner Houck on Sunday in the third game of the series. The righty wasn't sharp in his last outing against the D-backs in Arizona. Houck allowed four runs over four innings pitched on Sunday (6 H, 4 SO, 2 HR). One of the positives from his start was that he retired each of his last nine batters faced. ... The Red Sox have recalled right-handed reliever Kaleb Ort from Triple-A Worcester.