Rays @ Red Sox · May 8, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Fri, May 8, 2026

Fenway Park Regular Season

Tampa Bay Rays Rays 0

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2 Boston Red Sox Red Sox

Away starter

Jesse Scholtens

Home starter

Connelly Early

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Game Stories'This is Boston': Pedro talks up '26 Red Sox -- and they respond emphatically4 clips

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'This is Boston': Pedro talks up '26 Red Sox -- and they respond emphatically

BOSTON -- A slow start doesn’t always mean an empty finish. Who knows that better than Hall of Famer Pedro Martínez? His 2004 Red Sox played .500 baseball for a three-month stretch (May 1-July 31) during the regular season, then fell behind 3-0 to the Yankees in the American League

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Connelly Early shuts down Rays in Red Sox's 2-0 win00:03:14

Connelly Early twirls seven scoreless innings and the Red Sox get home runs from Ceddane Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu to beat the Rays, 2-0

Condensed Game: TB@BOS - 5/8/2600:10:04

Condensed Game: Yandy Díaz and the Rays take on Connelly Early and the Red Sox on May 8, 2026

Connelly Early fans eight Rays in scoreless start00:01:11

Connelly Early strikes out eight Rays during his 7 scoreless innings during his win against Tampa Bay

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