Rays vs. Red Sox Game Highlights (7/19/26) | MLB Highlights

The seemingly unbeatable Red Sox going for 13 straight today. They can sweep an opponent in a fourth consecutive series. Fenway is going to be rocking on a beautiful and windy Sunday afternoon where all things feel like they are possible. Shane McClanahan is going to take the hill to try to snap a season-long four-game losing streak. But of course, it's Sonny Gray, the league's leading winner, for the Red Hot Boston Red Sox. Played really well, already won this series, but you just want to keep this feeling going here and try to get this sweep. Yeah, to steal a money ball line from the superb Scott Van Pelp, Boston Red Sox are completely out of hand. The 36-year-old Sonny Gray, the all-star snub. Fantastic first half at 11-1, 2-5-4. Sonny Gray on the mound facing Yandy Diaz. The right-hander whines and deals. First pitch is swung on grouted left side and the whole backhand stop mode is stereo. Quick throw to first in the dirt. It's dug out by Wilson Contreras. And the Rays get their first base runner on a rare walk from Gray. He's got one of the lowest walk rates in baseball. He does. The ground ball to third. It's a fair ball. Oh, the throw is airmailed. Contreras, to his credit, coming way off the bag. So, finally, Cabanero gets on by hitting it to Durbin and it's two men aboard. And that continues. Swing and a miss for strike three. Big one there. Ground number two. There's that pitch, that sweeper. I love when he kind of leads with that in some of his starts. It's just, it's one of the best in the game. And a little pop-up in the left center. Moving over Duran, coming on Seidon. Seidon will take it. Sonny Gray, a couple of base runners, but tough as nails. Well, taking them out this afternoon for the Tampa Bay Rays is going to be left-hander Shane McClanahan making his 18th start of the season. Outstanding numbers. There's a shot off the glove of Cabanero. Glances into left field for a hit. Gets a single here today that he hit right on the screws. And he's trying to dunk one, but Mullins able to cut in front of Mesa and make the catch. He's out on one pitch. And a couple outs in the air against Shane McClanahan. Finish off the first inning after a leadoff hit. Victor Mesa, Jr. starts the second for the Rays, scoreless. Here's a drive to the gap at right center field. And that's good. It's by Raffaella into the triangle. Mesa's on his way to third, and the Raffaella has trouble with it. Freddie Williams is waving him home. Here comes a throw to the plate. He is safe. Pardon me. The ball was dropped. It's an inside to Parker for Victor Mesa, Jr. Different kind of home run than the one he got yesterday. The relay throw from the second baseman, Gonzalez, was there in time. But the catcher, Wong, couldn't squeeze it. And the Rays take a 1-0 lead in the second. And he never actually had the ball. He never did. That ball in and out of the glove. There's the collision. The ball was never anywhere near Connor Wong. And the Rays have two on and nobody out. Already up 1-0 in the second. And a chance to do some damage against Sonny Gray. Takes on the inside corner. Called strike three. He tried to bunt twice, and then he watched the third one go by for the first out of the second. Yeah, that's paint right there for Sonny. That two-seamer sinker inside. Best guy in the league with scoring position. Now you get the bounce of both back. Good opportunity to get out of this inning. Trying to survive these first couple of innings. And a fly ball into left. Teran moving over. He is there to make the catch. And so, for the second inning in a row, Tampa Bay will strand two. The second inning of the game here off this changeup. We've been hyping up before the game. Durbin with the lead at first. He's taking off. Swung on and missed. Here's the throw down. And they're not going to get him. Hits off into center. He's up and sprinting into third. And he will stop there. Swing and a line drive down the left field line. This game is tied. Durbin scores. Modestario around first. He walks two. Throw is cut off. Now to second. It is not in time. He's a doubles machine. They have been testing Simpson out in left field for the last three days. Anything hitting remotely close where they think they have a shot at second. Junior Caminero will get it started here for the Rays in the third inning in this 1-1 ball game. Puts away Caminero. He strikes him out. And he missed low ball four. Three walks. That's a rarity. Hit hard down the right field line. Simpson's going to try for second. Abreu with a good arm, but it's cut off. A single for just about everybody else. You're right. I don't think anybody else in the league will stretch that into a double. So Victor Mesa, Jr. will bat for the second time. He has the inside to park home run in the second inning. Yes, sir. In there for strike three. The batter is going to challenge it. Oh, yeah. ABS powered by T-Mobile. I'm looking. And a pop up into left. Duran coming in. Jaren's there, and he's got it. Sonny Gray, another Houdini job, and it's still 1-1. McClanahan back to work against Jemiah Jones. Outside. Ball four. So McClanahan issues a leadoff block. Ooh, that's going to drill him. Well, you're hit by the pitch. He'll take his base. That'll put Red Sox at first and second. And only one man out. And misses away. Ball four. So three free passes have loaded the bases for Boston. Missed fire with a slider, so now he has to throw a strike. Swing and a miss. It gets by. Here comes the run. And a score, Jones. That was just a swing and a miss. And Felicia could not contain it. And the run scores to put the Sox in front 2-1. And they move up to second and third. So it's 2-1 Red Sox. Second and third. One out. The 3-2 coming to Durbin. Ground ball. Runner trying to score. Back into fair ball. Thrown into the runner, and it scores another one. Abreu is in. Contreras down to third. 3-1 Boston. But Jones was on that line. Ended up hitting him. I think it was either in the helmet or in the back. Still only one down for Romy Gonzalez. And smacks that one. A diving play. Palacios has to throw from the seat of his pants. Has another run. Scores. Red Sox finding every which way to get runs across the plate and lead it 4-1. We go to the fifth. Thanks, Chris. As Jonathan Aranda pulls one through the hole, a base hit in the right field to start the Rays' fifth inning. First pitch hitting against Sonny Gray. The Rays have a baserunner with a lot of work to do. And that will bring up Junior Caminero. 0-2. Reaches out. Ground ball. Monasterio had trouble getting that out of the glove and unable to turn the double play. Two-gone man in scoring position in the fifth. Rays down 4-1. Sonny Gray to Chandler Simpson. And it's grounded hard inside. First sliding stop by Wilson Contreras. He pops up. He steps on the bag and finishes off a scoreless fifth inning. Well, halfway through this one, that means the Red Sox halfway through to a 13th consecutive win. They lead it 4-1. Sadon Raphael will lead things off here against McClanahan. Lined up the middle. Shockly hit. Diving play. Palacios from a knee. Won't get him. And that's a base hit. Heck of an effort by the second baseman. But a single for Sadon. The Red Sox have the leadoff man on. Extending that hitting streak to seven games now for Sadon. Wilson on the day. A fly to center. A walk and a run. He'll jump on this one. A high fly toward the triangle deep. Mullins going back. Back. That sails on out of here. Wilson again. Number 22. The Red Sox lead it 6-1. That just kept on carrying and carrying and carrying. 400 feet and gone. Most of his home runs are over this green monster. But he's one of these guys strong enough to drive it out of right field. Up and away. Ball four. And Palacios draws a walk. That's a season high four walks allowed by Sonny Gray. But he's gotten him to the sixth inning. Bounding ball. Gonzalez will flip for one on the first double play. 4-6-3 to retire the side. Down after a walk against Gray here in the sixth. He battles through six innings today and allows just a single run. Kimbrough coming on for the Rays. He got him. And good to see him on that knuckle curve. That's a pitch that he used to throw in his prime. Which in tandem with his fastball was a lethal combo. Get a swing to this one. And there's two out with none on in the sixth for Kimbrough and the Rays. Down 6-1. He has a 1-2-3 inning and gets both strikeouts on off-speed stuff. Good looking inning for Craig Kimbrough. Sonny Gray is out of the game. But what a job he did without his best stuff. Six innings. Five hits. Just one run. Four walks. Four K's. He stranded seven runners. Weiser takes over. And Hunter Paduccia can get on right here. Then you've got your top of the order. Lifted by Paduccia to left. And off the wall. Hunter flying into second base. He has got a double. Now can Yandy cash in. Swing and a ground ball slashed to the right side. It's gathered there by Gonzalez, the second baseman. He throws out Yandy at first. But Paduccia heads over to third. Third. One down for Tampa Bay. Here's a 1-2. And a fastball. That could have been strike three. But called the ball. Now they want to challenge. Long will challenge. Strike three called. To reverse it. Ronda's out. Caminero one for three with a single. Loops that into left field. Duran will make the play. Side retired. Nothing comes of that leadoff double. Three outs away from an amazing 13 consecutive victories. 13 would be the longest since Milwaukee won 14 in a row in August of 25. Swing and a fly ball into left field. There's Duran. He's got it. And the Red Sox just cannot lose. That is 13 consecutive wins for Boston. That ties the second longest win streak in franchise history. The Red Sox tying their second longest win streak in history with 13 consecutive wins as they beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 and sweep this series.