Red Sox give Nick Pivetta no run support in Friday night loss to Rays

The Boston Red Sox hosted the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Fenway Park for the first of three games and dropped the opener 2-1.

Nick Pivetta got the start for Boston in what could be his last outing for the team, and he looked great. He allowed just two runs on four hits and a walk while striking out six batters over 6 2/3 innings and lowering his 2024 ERA to 4.14.

Zach Penrod faced three batters in the seventh inning, walking two batters, including Pivetta's second run, and hitting a Rays batter with a pitch.

Luis Guerrero finished out the seventh and tossed a scoreless eighth before Luis Garcia did the same in the ninth.

The Red Sox' offense was anemic on the night, as they drove in just one run, which came on a Nick Sogard (0-for-1) sacrifice fly. They totaled just six total hits while striking out 10 times.

Vaughn Grissom (3-for-4) was the only member of Boston's lineup to record multiple hits.

This loss drops the Red Sox to 80-80 overall and 37-42 at home. The two AL East teams will meet for the middle game of the series on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET.

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