A crucial AL East matchup is set for Wednesday afternoon, as the Tampa Bay Rays look to sweep the Boston Red Sox to remain in first place in the AL East. Tampa

Caleb Durbin did his best to get the Red Sox back into Wednesday’s game. He went 3 for 4 and homered in the eighth and ninth innings but Boston couldnt

The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays play Game 2 of a 3-game series Tuesday at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida. First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET.

Boston had another rough day at the plate on Wednesday.

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The Red Sox offense found a way to make history on Wednesday afternoon., Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela struck out three times in each of their first three at-bats against the Tampa Bay Rays. It marked the first time since 1901 that a team’s first three hitters in its order all struck out in their first three at-bats of a game,

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The 30-year-old catcher nearly homered on two separate occasions during the Boston Red Sox's 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, but fell just short both times.

It marked the first time in the modern era of Major League Baseball, dating back to 1900, that the top three hitters in a lineup have each struck out three times in their first three plate appearances of a game.