Laser Show at Fenway – Rays 3, Red Sox 4

All but one run came via the Long Ball in the Rays’ first series loss in a month

Rays fans have been accustomed all season to expect at least one home run in a Zack Littell start, as he’s the league leader in serving up the long ball — but not four.

In tonight’s getaway game for Tampa Bay, the scoring started from batter one. Jarren Duran homered to center field to jump start the Sox and put them up 1-0.

In the top of the second, the Rays had the bases loaded with no outs. The only thing that would come from it is a Josh Lowe fielder’s choice to score Jake Mangum and knot the game at one.

Boston would answer back immediately, as Marcelo Mayer led off the bottom of the second with his first solo home run of the night.

In this slugfest of a game, Yandy Diaz flexed his muscles and homered to the opposite field to tie us yet again at three.

In the bottom of the fifth, however, Littell gave up his fourth and final solo shot of the evening as Abraham Toro took him bridge to straightaway center field.

In the top of the eighth, the Rays had their second-best shot of the evening to put up a crooked number.

With one out in the frame, Diaz singled and Jonathan Aranda was hit by a pitch. Diaz was lifted for MLB’s stolen base leader Jose Caballero.

Caballero tried to swipe third base, and the effort was thwarted on an absolute howitzer from Carlos Narvaez. That was seemingly the dagger, as the Red Sox went on to win with a final score of 4-3.