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# STARTING PITCHERS — Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
Slate date: 2026-07-19
Generated: 2026-08-04 02:54:19 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: ~585 tokens (est., chars/4)
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## GAME DETAILS
- First pitch: 1:35 PM ET
- Venue: Fenway Park (day game)
- Series: Regular Season, game 4 of 4
- Status: Final — Tampa Bay Rays 1, Boston Red Sox 6 (at generation time)
- Away: Tampa Bay Rays [TB] — record 56-42 (.571)
    Probable starter: Shane McClanahan — 9-6, 3.09 ERA, 99.0 IP, 91 K / 35 BB, 1.12 WHIP (20 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-30 vs Texas Rangers (ND): 3.0 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 49 pitches
      2026-07-24 vs Cleveland Guardians (W): 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K, 71 pitches
      2026-07-19 @ Boston Red Sox (L): 5.0 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 87 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 13.0 IP, 7 ER (4.85 ERA), 9 K / 7 BB, 1.08 WHIP
- Home: Boston Red Sox [BOS] — record 50-48 (.510)
    Probable starter: Sonny Gray — 13-2, 2.93 ERA, 113.2 IP, 98 K / 30 BB, 1.17 WHIP (20 GS)
    Last 3 starts (most recent first):
      2026-07-30 @ Athletics (W): 7.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 97 pitches
      2026-07-25 vs Toronto Blue Jays (L): 5.0 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 75 pitches
      2026-07-19 vs Tampa Bay Rays (W): 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 91 pitches
      Last 3 starts: 18.0 IP, 10 ER (5.00 ERA), 13 K / 6 BB, 1.56 WHIP

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