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# STARTING PITCHERS — Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
Slate date: 2026-07-17
Generated: 2026-08-04 05:20:00 PM 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: ~591 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 7:10 PM ET
- Venue: Fenway Park (night game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 4
- Doubleheader: yes (game 2)
- Status: Final — Tampa Bay Rays 3, Boston Red Sox 5 (at generation time)
- Away: Tampa Bay Rays [TB] — record 56-40 (.583)
    Probable starter: Mason Englert — 0-3, 4.54 ERA, 35.2 IP, 32 K / 8 BB, 1.43 WHIP (3 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-17 @ Boston Red Sox (L): 5.0 IP, 8 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 3 HR, 88 pitches
      2026-07-05 @ Houston Astros (L): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 K, 2 HR, 101 pitches
      2026-04-07 vs Chicago Cubs (L): 3.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 65 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 14.1 IP, 10 ER (6.28 ERA), 15 K / 3 BB, 1.60 WHIP
- Home: Boston Red Sox [BOS] — record 48-48 (.500)
    Probable starter: Eduardo Rivera — 0-1, 6.30 ERA, 10.0 IP, 10 K / 6 BB, 1.40 WHIP (3 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-22 vs Baltimore Orioles (L): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, 41 pitches
      2026-07-17 vs Tampa Bay Rays (ND): 2.1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 64 pitches
      2026-07-11 @ New York Mets (ND): 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 64 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 6.2 IP, 7 ER (9.45 ERA), 7 K / 6 BB, 1.95 WHIP

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