MLB: Tampa Bay Rays become the first team since 1987 to start the season 10-0
Tampa Bay Rays become first team since 1987 to start the season 10-0 thanks to an 8th inning home run by Brandon Lowe that saved a 1-0 victory against the Boston Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays became the first major league team since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers to open the season with 10 straight wins and got a solo homer by Brandon Lowe in the eighth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Monday night .
Lowe homered for the third straight game and sent a one-out pitch from Chris Martin (0-1) to the right field stand. Lowe has nine RBI’s in his last three games.
The 1987 Brewers and 1982 Atlanta Braves share the major league record for best start to a season at 13–0.
In a matchup of the AL’s top two scoring teams, pitching and defense prevailed. This was the Rays’ first win by fewer than four runs, as Tampa Bay fell one short to the 1939 New York Yankees, the most recent team to win 10 consecutive games by four or more at any point in a season.
Tampa Bay opener Jalen Beeks gave up one hit in two innings, and Josh Fleming gave up one hit in the next four.
The Tampa Bay Rays became the first team since 1987 to start an MLB season 10-0
Second baseman Brandon Lowe hit a solo home run in the eighth inning to take a 1-0 lead
After Garrett Cleavinger made a perfect seventh, Colin Poche (1-0) worked out the bases loaded, two-jam in the eighth by striking out Rafael Devers.
Pete Fairbanks completed the three-hitter and got his first save.
Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta gave up three hits in five scoreless innings. Josh Winckowski gave up one hit in two innings.
The Rays had consecutive 11-0 wins over Oakland in which the Athletics were limited to four hits in total.
Boston had a three-game weekend victory over Detroit in which the Red Sox beat the Tigers 24–9.
Boston midfielder Rob Refsnyder, one of several players set to replace the injured Adam Duvall, saved a few runs with a sliding flyout on the caution lane that took an extra hit off Randy Arozarena in the third.
Duvall, injured in a diving attempt on Sunday, was placed on the 10-day injured list for the game with a broken left wrist.
Bobby Dalbec, called back from Triple-A Worcester to fill Duvall’s roster, had a pinch-hit single in the eighth.
Lowe celebrates his home run with teammate Wander Franco during the eighth inning