The Tampa Bay Rays were against the idea of playing a doubleheader against the Red Sox Thursday, appealing to Major League Baseball and the Players Association to play the game later in the season.
Denied relief, the Rays grudgingly showed up at Fenway Park and beat the Red Sox, 2-1, before a sparse crowd in the afternoon opener.
The Red Sox were held to six hits by five Tampa Bay pitchers and stranded 11 runners, six in scoring position.
Jake Peavy (1-1) took the loss as the 13-15 Sox failed to get to .500.
The second game is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. Felix Doubront starts for the Sox against Chris Archer.
Rays starter Cesar Ramos threw 35 pitches in the first inning and put four runners on base. But only one run scored for the Red Sox.
Dustin Pedroia drew a leadoff walk and scored when Mike Napoli walked with two outs and Jonny Gomes singled to center. Xander Bogaerts walked to load the bases but Will Middlebrooks popped up to right field.
The Rays tied the game in the third inning against Peavy when David DeJesus dropped a home into the stands just beyond the Pesky Pole in right field.
Peavy allowed a leadoff double by Desmond Jennings in the fourth inning. A ground out moved Jennings to third base but Peavy struck out Evan Longoria with the infield in.
But Peavy could not dodge damage, walking James Loney, Wil Myers, and DeJesus to force in a run. - See more at: http://www.fancyjersey.com
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