Chris Archer (4-10, 4.70 ERA) and Rick Porcello (8-2, 3.93 ERA) start in the second of a three-game series between the Tampa Bay Rays (32-43) and the Boston Red Sox (41-35) at Tropicana Field. The Rays won the last game 13-7, and Tampa Bay leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 28 and can be seen on NESN and SUN.
Archer pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering four runs, striking out five and walking two in a 6-1 defeat to the Indians. Evan Longoria (.275, 43 Rs, 18 HRs, 43 RBIs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 3 for 5 with two runs. Porcello went 5.1 innings, surrendering four runs, striking out two and walking one in an 8-7 win over the White Sox in his last outing.
Notes
For the eighth time this season, the Red Sox registered at least two errors in a game.
The Rays are coming into this matchup after a high-scoring game where they scored a whopping 13 runs. The Red Sox have a 0-2 record when opponents score that many runs or more.
When they are outhit, the Rays are 5-33. The Red Sox have a 4-19 record when opponents outhit them.
Boston ranks in the top half of the league when it comes to home runs, hitting 91 this season. Tampa Bay ranks in the top five with 107.
Ranking 17th, Tampa Bay is in the bottom half of the league in walks, notching 229 this season. Boston ranks in the top 10 at sixth with 269.
The Rays are 26-29 in games where they hit one or more home runs. The Red Sox are 31-26 when they hit at least one homer.
