Boston Red Sox Make History in Loss to Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday
All the focus on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field was on the Tampa Bay Rays and their pursuit of history, but the Boston Red Sox managed to make a little history of their own in the 9-7 loss.
The loss, which dropped the Sox to 5-7 overall, was the 12th consecutive for Boston at Tropicana Field.
According to Ian Browne of MLB.com, this is the first time the Red Sox have lost as many as 12 consecutive games at one road venue since Aug. 4, 1964-May 7, 1966 in a stretch of 17 straight defeats at Metropolitan Stadium against the Twins.
The Red Sox haven't won in Tampa since April 22nd of last season. Here's a look at the losses that predate that last win.
Wednesday night: 9-7 Rays
Tuesday night: 7-2 Rays
Monday night: 1-0 Rays
Sept 7, 2022: 1-0 Rays
Sept 6, 2022: 8-4 Rays
Sept 5, 2022: 4-3 Rays
July 14, 2022: 5-4 Rays
July 13, 2022: 4-1 Rays
July 12, 2022: 3-2 Rays
July 11, 2022: 10-5 Rays
April 24, 2022: 5-2 Rays
April 23, 2022: 3-2 Rays
In that last Red Sox win over Tampa in Tampa, Michael Wacha started the game and went five innings to get the win. Corey Kluber, who is now a member of the Red Sox, took the loss for Tampa Bay.
Kluber is actually on the mound for the Red Sox on Thursday afternoon when this series wraps up. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Jeffrey Springs is starting for the Rays.
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