On August 11, the Red Sox beat the Rays 20-8 in Fenway Park. Seven of the Rays runs came in the ninth inning when Boston left Phillips Valdez out to dry. The offense exploded that day with 19 hits. Every starter except Kevin Plawecki got a hit. Topps Now of course issued a card, showing five of these hitters. Xander Bogaerts was 2-4 with a home run and a double. Hunter Renfroe went 3-5 with four RBIs and two doubles. J.D. Martinez was 4-4 with a double. Marwin Gonzalez, who was a big disappointment in 2021, had a rare good game as he had two hits in five at-bats. Finally, rookie Bobby Dalbec drove in five runs on two hits, including a triple. Boston had some difficulty with Tampa Bay during the regular season, but this was a hell of a game for them. Lost in the offensive explosion was the pitching performance by Nathan Eovaldi who pitched seven strong innings, giving up just one run, one walk and struck out ten.
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