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# STARTING PITCHERS — Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays
Slate date: 2026-06-08
Generated: 2026-08-06 08:43:13 AM ET — all data is as of this moment
Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs
Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter
Size: ~590 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 6:40 PM ET
- Venue: Tropicana Field (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 1 of 3
- Status: Final — Boston Red Sox 1, Tampa Bay Rays 3 (at generation time)
- Away: Boston Red Sox [BOS] — record 27-37 (.422)
    Probable starter: Connelly Early — 7-5, 3.44 ERA, 91.2 IP, 93 K / 34 BB, 1.25 WHIP (17 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-06-30 vs Washington Nationals (ND): 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 61 pitches
      2026-06-25 vs New York Yankees (W): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 1 HR, 98 pitches
      2026-06-20 @ Seattle Mariners (W): 6.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, 98 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 16.0 IP, 3 ER (1.69 ERA), 21 K / 5 BB, 0.94 WHIP
- Home: Tampa Bay Rays [TB] — record 38-25 (.603)
    Probable starter: Ian Seymour — 7-3, 4.37 ERA, 78.1 IP, 90 K / 28 BB, 1.12 WHIP (7 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-18 @ Boston Red Sox (ND): 3.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 61 pitches
      2026-07-12 vs Seattle Mariners (L): 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 78 pitches
      2026-07-07 vs New York Yankees (W): 5.1 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 12 K, 1 HR, 94 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 11.2 IP, 11 ER (8.49 ERA), 19 K / 5 BB, 1.54 WHIP

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