BOSTON – Cuban Randy Arozarena miscalculated a JD Martinez high, which turned into a two-run double, and the Boston Red Sox outscored the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Tuesday.
The Rays looked set to triumph before Puerto Rican Christian Vazquez found a 0-2 throw from Dominican Diego Castillo and hit the ball over the “Green Monster” for a home run that equalized. duel in the ninth chapter.
Martinez fired a producing double in the eighth inning for the Red Sox, who spun their second win after starting the season with a 0-3 record.
Dominican Manuel Margot hit a two-run single for the Rays, who wasted a good six-innings by opener Tyler Glasnow. Tampa Bay lost the first game of the series 11-2 on Monday and has suffered three defeats.
The Rays also took the lead at the top of the twelfth chapter.
With two outs and runners in second and third after an uncontrolled throw from Ryan Thompson, Martinez raised the ball to right-footed. The Cuban Arozarena twisted and threw his back to the fence, while the ball passed over his head for the decisive hit.
The victory was for the Dominican Phillips Valdez (1-0).
For the Rays, Cubans Yandy Diaz 5-0 with a score, Arozarena 5-1 with a tow. Dominicans Margot 5-1 with two drives, Willy Adames 5-2 with a tow, Francisco Mejia 3-1.
For the Red Sox, the Mexican Alex Botxí 4-1 with two goals. Dominicans Rafael Devers 5-2, Francy Be 2-1. The boricuas Vázquez of 4-1 with a written down one and a push, Kike Hernandez of 3-0. The Venezuelan Marwin González 5-0.