Red Sox vs. Rays Game Highlights (4/15/25) | MLB Highlights

As is tradition, every player, manager, and coach will don the number 42 in Dodger Blue today. Not just to remember Jackie Robinson's courage, his grit, and his tenacity, but to honor the life and legacy of the man who forever changed our sport. I'll take it them out tonight for the Tampa Bay Rays. It's going to be right-hander Ryan Pepio. You take a look at his three lines. You like to see those walks there. Last two starts, three walks in each of those. And you know that Ryan Pepio wants to clean up that command a little bit because the stuff is awesome. And when he can pitch from out in front in the count, he can be a handful. Set for baseball, Jaron Duran leads off. This one is skied toward short center. It's walls going out from shortstop, and he's going to make the catch in front of Meisner out there. Rafi getting in a .224 with one home run. 0 for 3 last night. And a line shot toward the alley. That's into the gap out of the grass. Magan has to cut it off. Rafi into second, and he's going to slide in with a double. We have one down here in the first inning. He sucks one into the alley. That is good to see, breaking up an 0 for 13. And he just, again, attacks the fastball and does damage. It's what we're used to. Let's see him check in here with a quick run here with Bregman. That will skip away from the catch. And Ward felt all the way to the backstop. And Rafi moves up to third on the wild pitch. See that curveball grip, just spikes it. Horvath's got no chance. Pepios, 3-2. Fly ball into left field. Morrell will not get to it. It drops in. That'll score the run. Here comes Devers. And the Sox take a 1-0 lead. Morrell looks like he had a lot of trouble even finding that thing. It'll be a base hit. That'll be on number 13 for Bregman. Couple of two-strike hits already. Look, you just had a feeling these leaders in this clubhouse were going to come out ready to go a little bit more. As far as your point, a little more laser focus today. What a moment this is for Christian Campbell. He is so hot to start this season. Homer yesterday. First and third, two outs. There he goes. Swung on and missed. The throw down will not get him. Bregman holding at third. Call interference. Something we've seen with Campbell, the swing and miss. A lot of times he does fall over the plate and they're going to call it on him. Cora wants to have a talk. Yeah, you often see him off balance on those swings. On the swing, he does fall over the plate. More of a kind of create that contact. I mean, you have to, unfortunately, as a hitter, you've got to give him space. So the batter is out. Walker has made three starts, one and one with a 5-7-4, but he was much better in his last start. Coming in one and one. Rattle up the middle. Story with a spin and a throw. An outstanding play to get him. Nice way to start for Trevor Story tonight. Outstanding effort right up the middle. Feels like a big play again, right? You want to see big league plays made. Brandon Loud, 263 with three home runs. 2-2 and down he goes swinging. Good change up to fan him and two down. Buehler needs to be careful here. Caminero with four home runs. Somered in three consecutive games. Hard hit and scooped up by Brodman on a hot shot and gets him. Ten pitches. Couple of really nice defensive plays, too. And it's back to the top of the order for the left fielder, Duran. Trying to snap a two for 15. And a high fly ball. Knocks it out of here in Tampa. A two-run shot. The Sox lead 3-0. That's where he's at his best. Oh, we get that fastball out over the plate. Drive it the other way. We get the wall and mask. We got some home run. Boys are feeling a little bit better early. Jonathan Aranda, a 3-95 hitter. Well, here is Jonathan Aranda getting hold of one. And that ball is going to get out of here. Boy, Aranda continues to swing and score in bat. He's seen the ball so very well right now. Leads major leagues in batting average at 3-95 coming in. That's obviously gone up. OPS, he's second behind Aaron Judge. Two-run ball game. We go to the third, and Alex Bregman steps in. Here's the 0-1 to Bregman. And it's drilled high in the air into right field. This thing is crushed. At the wall, goodbye. Another opposite field homer for Bregman, and the Red Sox lead it 4-1. He's almost sheepishly laughing about it as he gives a little love to Kyle Hudson, an opposite field fly that gets out. It's always a good thing when you can miss a ball and hit it out of this place. It's flying to right field. But guess what? The dimensions are same as Yankee Stadium. If you get a ball up in the air, it is a really good chance to get out of here. So now two outs with the runners first and second. Sadon Raffaella. Two on, two out. He'll go the other way for a base hit. At Bregman, the third, he's rounded. And scores. The Sox on the board again, 5-1. Sadon Raffaella with a sweet swing. He'll pick up his eighth run batted in. And it's 5-1 Red Sox. It's going to be ball four. That's a good sign. Red Sox taking a couple of walks here. And with his five stolen bases, Jaron is a boy. Here goes Duran. And no throw. That could not uncork one. And stolen base number six for Jaron Duran. We'll get the strikeout. Rafael strikes out. Devers swinging for the first out of the inning. So Bregman's two for two tonight. Swing and a drive out to left field. Morell again backing up. Again backing up. And that ball is going to run. He's in to score. Bregman diving into second. For Alex Bregman. He almost had his second home run tonight. The Sox lead it 7-1. Look at that change up that Pepe Olek. He does barrel it. Gets enough of it, though, obviously, to get that double and drive in Duran. Three for three. Three RBIs. So now the base is loaded with one down. And it'll bring up the hot Cameron Meisner. Suboptimal to walk two with a five-run lead. And here comes Andrew Bailey. Backed into left. That's going to send Duran back. He's going to have plenty of room. Here's the catch and the tag at third. Cameron Arrow will score. And the Rays do get one run out of that. So, look, you'll take the sack fight there up. You're still up four. Not done yet, though. Here comes Jake Mangum. Shatters the bat. Little pop-off. Two men. It's Alex Bregman who's having a huge night at the plate. And he's right now a triple shy of the cycle. Center. Meisner going back. Bregman, his second home run, his fourth hit tonight. A big night from Alex. The umpires are getting together here. Look at right here, Kevin Cash. They want to challenge it. See, maybe some fan interference. That ball got into the glove and popped out. Now, his glove did bang into a fan's glove. The fan's glove was not in the field of play. I mean, you understand why the Rays would want to challenge it. That's a run. After review, the call stands. Home run. Now Bregman has a four for four night. Well, Alex Bregman's had quite a night. Four hits, two home runs, a double, a single, four RBIs. And up the middle he goes for a base hit. And he is five for five for the first time in his career. Keep going. First career five-hit game, Alex Bregman. It's hard to believe, right? Been around a long time. Really, really good hitter. Not that five hits is easy, but you get four hits many, many times. But that's going to feel good. Sweet night. It's a 7-2 game, and the Rays have put the first two men on. And here is Taylor Walls. And a ground ball down the right side. Picked by Casas with a toss to Kelly. Run will score. It's on contact. Meisner crosses the plate. Last chance. Here's Yandy Diaz. Trying to keep it going. And he will with a base hit into right. And the Rays pick up their second round of the inning. Wasting no time. Yandy drives in the run. And here comes the manager. He has Chapman ready. He wants his closer. He's bringing him in right here. And Tampa Bay will go to the bench and bring up Curtis Mead. And a swing and a miss. He got him. Fastball. Ball game over. Red Sox beat the Rays 7-4. Alex Bregman, five hits, two homers, four driven in.