The Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 5 for the final game of the regular season. Tampa Bay is headed to the playoffs, but Boston has won the first two games of the series. The Rays have lost the last four games after clinching a playoff spot and will be the No. 6 seed.
The Red Sox won the first game of the series 4-3 before winning 6-0 on Tuesday. Nathan Eovaldi pitched five scoreless innings before the game was called because of rain. Boston led 1-0 entering the bottom of the fifth, but a Xander Bogaerts grand slam made it 5-0 and two errors on one play made it 6-0 before the game was stopped.
The Red Sox are now 77-84 and will finish with their worst record since the 78-84 of 2015 besides the 24-36 2020 season. The Rays are 86-75 and will finish with their lowest winning percentage since going 80-82 (.494) in 2017. ''