May 9, 2026Updated 3:19 pm EDT
The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays play on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET, at Fenway Park. Payton Tolle (1-1, 2.04 ERA) will start for the Red Sox, who are 17-22 this season and fourth in the AL East. Nick Martinez (3-1, 1.71 ERA) is starting for the Rays, who are 25-13 and second in the AL East.
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Injury reportsRed Sox
Roman Anthony: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Danny Coulombe: 15 Day IL (Cervical spasms), Garrett Crochet: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Justin Slaten: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Kutter Crawford: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ranger Suarez: day-to-day (Hamstring)
Rays
Gavin Lux: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Joe Boyle: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Matz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Manuel Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Steven Wilson: 60 Day IL (Back), Michael Grove: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 60 Day IL (Hip), Edwin Uceta: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Stats to know
Boston’s Wilyer Abreu is slashing .303/.387/.486 this season with six home runs, 18 RBIs and an OPS of .872. He has a 19% strikeout rate and a 12.3% walk rate in 163 plate appearances, and he has scored 19 total runs. Abreu has recorded three steals on four attempts.
In 165 plate appearances, Willson Contreras is hitting .259/.376/.467 with a .842 OPS. He has hit eight long balls, driven in 23 runs and scored 19 times.
Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero is slashing .252/.341/.483 this season with 10 home runs (11th in MLB), 18 RBIs and an OPS of .824. He has a 16.5% strikeout rate and a 12.2% walk rate in 164 plate appearances, and he has scored 23 total runs.
In 156 plate appearances, Yandy Diaz has posted a 12.8% strikeout rate and an 8.3% walk rate while slashing .316/.397/.471 with five home runs, 23 RBIs and 20 runs scored.
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May 9, 2026
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