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Grissom has RBI double to help Red Sox beat Rays 3-1

BOSTON (AP) Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and scored a run to help Boston beat Tampa Bay 3-1 on Sunday in the teams’ season finales, earning the Red Sox third place ahead of the Rays in the AL East.

The Red Sox finished the season with a record of 81-81, missing the playoffs for the third straight year for the first time since 2010-12. Boston was 78-84 in each of the past two seasons.

“It’s disappointing that we didn’t make it, especially the way the season went the last month and a half, not only with us but around the league,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said before the game. “We had a chance.”

The Rays ended the year at 80-82, halting a stretch of five consecutive seasons going to the postseason. They went 99-63 in 2023. It was the Rays' first losing season since 2017.

“I mean, look, not where we want to be,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. “Know that we've got some work to do. I'm confident we will work very hard this offseason and certainly going into spring training to find a way to be playing a little deeper.”

Dylan Carlson had three singles and an RBI for Tampa Bay.

Boston honored longtime radio voice Joe Castiglione with an on-field pregame ceremony. The 77-year-old called his final game Sunday after being the team’s lead radio voice since 1983. He was honored by the Baseball Hall of Fame this summer with the Ford C. Frick Award.

Before the top of the eighth, the team ran a montage of his calls over highlights shown on the center-field scoreboard. When it was over, the entire Red Sox dugout emptied, with players stepping onto the field, looking up and applauding toward him in the booth behind home plate.

“The players coming out ... that would be up there,” he said of what moment touched him the most.

Recalled from Triple-A Worcester before the game, 24-year-old right-hander Quinn Priester (3-6) allowed a run on four hits over five innings in his Red Sox debut. He was acquired from Pittsburgh for minor league infielder Nick Yorke on July 29.

Justin Slaten got the final three outs for his second career save.

Making his 26th start, Rays 27-year-old righty Ryan Pepiot (8-8) gave up two runs, one earned, in four innings. It was his 13th straight start allowing three or fewer runs.

Grissom doubled in the third and scored from third on Triston Casas’ grounder to first, sliding in to make it 2-0.

“It was a long season, I thought we did some great things,” Boston outfielder Jarren Duran said. “We had our bumps in the road. Overall, I thought we had a really good season. We had some young guys, (they) kind of had to learn their bumps in the big leagues, which was good. ... I’m just excited with what they’re going to be able to do in the years to come.”

The paid attendance was 34,862, giving the Red Sox a home total of 2,659,949 for the season.

“You reflect on what happened during the season, what happened in the second part of the season,” said Cora of his team going 28-38 since the All-Star break. “It's going to hit us hard to be honest with you. ... It's a reality. We didn't play good baseball at the end.”

TRAINER'S ROOM

Red Sox: Cora said after the game that Masataka Yoshida would have an MRI on one of his shoulders Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Rays: Host the Red Sox in their spring training opener on Feb. 22.

Red Sox: Host Northeastern in their first spring training game on Feb. 21.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rays TB80-82	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2
Red Sox BOS81-81	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	7	1

Fenway ParkBoston, MA

W: Q. Priester (3-6)L: R. Pepiot (8-8)S: J. Slaten (2)

TBRays

BOSRed Sox

.Q. PriesterQuinn Priester
P
5.0 IP, ER, BB, 2 SO, 89 P
.J. SlatenJustin Slaten
P
1.0 IP, 16 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Palacios 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.223	.346	.318	.664	1.0
J. Caminero 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.248	.299	.424	.724	-0.5
J. Aranda 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.234	.308	.430	.737	0.5
C. Morel LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.199	.294	.357	.652	1.5
J. Lowe RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.241	.302	.391	.693	1.5
J. DeLuca CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.217	.278	.331	.609	1.0
D. Carlson DH	4	0	3	1	0	1	2	.211	.289	.284	.573	3.5
J. Caballero SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.227	.283	.347	.630	1.0
L. Driscoll C	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.171	.189	.257	.446	1.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Palacios 2B	4
J. Caminero 3B	4
J. Aranda 1B	3
C. Morel LF	4
J. Lowe RF	4
J. DeLuca CF	4
D. Carlson DH	4
J. Caballero SS	4
L. Driscoll C	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.285	.342	.492	.834	1.0
V. Grissom 2B	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	.190	.246	.219	.465	5.5
T. Casas 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.241	.337	.462	.800	1.5
C. Wong C	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.280	.333	.425	.758	3.0
W. Abreu RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.253	.322	.459	.781	0.5
N. Sogard SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.273	.326	.325	.650	0.5
C. Rafaela CF	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.246	.274	.390	.664	0.5
M. Gasper DH	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000	.217	.000	.217	0.5
E. Valdez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.214	.270	.363	.633	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	4
V. Grissom 2B	3
T. Casas 1B	4
C. Wong C	4
W. Abreu RF	3
N. Sogard SS	4
C. Rafaela CF	3
M. Gasper DH	2
E. Valdez 3B	3

RBI - D. Carlson (24)
2-Out RBI - D. Carlson
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Morel, J. DeLuca, D. Carlson, J. Caballero, L. Driscoll

2B - V. Grissom (3), C. Wong (24)
RBI - V. Grissom (6), T. Casas (32), C. Wong (52)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Sogard, M. Gasper

CS - C. Rafaela (10)

DP - 2 (Caballero-Aranda; Caballero-Palacios-Aranda)
E - J. Caballero 2 (12)

DP - (Grissom-Sogard-Casas)
E - N. Sogard

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Pepiot (L, 8-8)	4.0	4	2	1	2	5	3.60	1.15	2.5
M. Montgomery	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1.86	1.14	3.0
R. Lovelady	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.75	1.35	3.0
H. Bigge	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.69	1.15	3.0

PITCHERS	IP
R. Pepiot (L, 8-8)	4.0
M. Montgomery	2.0
R. Lovelady	1.0
H. Bigge	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Q. Priester (W, 3-6)	5.0	4	1	1	1	2	4.71	1.41	16.0
J. Winckowski (H, 5)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	4.14	1.41	2.0
L. Guerrero (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.80	3.0
C. Martin (H, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.45	1.13	1.5
J. Slaten (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.93	1.01	9.0

PITCHERS	IP
Q. Priester (W, 3-6)	5.0
J. Winckowski (H, 5)	1.0
L. Guerrero (H, 3)	1.0
C. Martin (H, 15)	1.0
J. Slaten (S, 2)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Pepiot 63-38, M. Montgomery 30-20, R. Lovelady 10-7, H. Bigge 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Pepiot 2-3, M. Montgomery 4-0, R. Lovelady 3-0, H. Bigge 1-1
Batters Faced - R. Pepiot 18, M. Montgomery 8, R. Lovelady 3, H. Bigge 4

Pitches-Strikes - Q. Priester 89-58, J. Winckowski 17-11, L. Guerrero 11-8, C. Martin 13-9, J. Slaten 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Q. Priester 11-1, J. Winckowski 2-1, L. Guerrero 2-0, C. Martin 1-1, J. Slaten 1-0
Batters Faced - Q. Priester 20, J. Winckowski 5, L. Guerrero 3, C. Martin 5, J. Slaten 4

.Q. PriesterQuinn Priester
P
5.0 IP, ER, BB, 2 SO, 89 P
.J. SlatenJustin Slaten
P
1.0 IP, 16 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rays TB80-82	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2
Red Sox BOS81-81	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	7	1

Fenway ParkBoston, MA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Palacios 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.223	.346	.318	.664	1.0
J. Caminero 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.248	.299	.424	.724	-0.5
J. Aranda 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.234	.308	.430	.737	0.5
C. Morel LF	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.199	.294	.357	.652	1.5
J. Lowe RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.241	.302	.391	.693	1.5
J. DeLuca CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.217	.278	.331	.609	1.0
D. Carlson DH	4	0	3	1	0	1	2	.211	.289	.284	.573	3.5
J. Caballero SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.227	.283	.347	.630	1.0
L. Driscoll C	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	.171	.189	.257	.446	1.0
Total	34	1	8	1	1	5	18	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Palacios 2B	4
J. Caminero 3B	4
J. Aranda 1B	3
C. Morel LF	4
J. Lowe RF	4
J. DeLuca CF	4
D. Carlson DH	4
J. Caballero SS	4
L. Driscoll C	3
Total	34

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	.285	.342	.492	.834	1.0
V. Grissom 2B	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	.190	.246	.219	.465	5.5
T. Casas 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.241	.337	.462	.800	1.5
C. Wong C	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.280	.333	.425	.758	3.0
W. Abreu RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	4	.253	.322	.459	.781	0.5
N. Sogard SS	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.273	.326	.325	.650	0.5
C. Rafaela CF	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.246	.274	.390	.664	0.5
M. Gasper DH	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	.000	.217	.000	.217	0.5
E. Valdez 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.214	.270	.363	.633	-0.5
Total	30	3	7	3	3	9	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	4
V. Grissom 2B	3
T. Casas 1B	4
C. Wong C	4
W. Abreu RF	3
N. Sogard SS	4
C. Rafaela CF	3
M. Gasper DH	2
E. Valdez 3B	3
Total	30

RBI - D. Carlson (24)
2-Out RBI - D. Carlson
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Morel, J. DeLuca, D. Carlson, J. Caballero, L. Driscoll

2B - V. Grissom (3), C. Wong (24)
RBI - V. Grissom (6), T. Casas (32), C. Wong (52)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - N. Sogard, M. Gasper

CS - C. Rafaela (10)

DP - 2 (Caballero-Aranda; Caballero-Palacios-Aranda)
E - J. Caballero 2 (12)

DP - (Grissom-Sogard-Casas)
E - N. Sogard

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Pepiot (L, 8-8)	4.0	4	2	1	2	5	3.60	1.15	2.5
M. Montgomery	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	1.86	1.14	3.0
R. Lovelady	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	4.75	1.35	3.0
H. Bigge	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0.69	1.15	3.0
Total	8.0	7	3	2	3	9	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Pepiot (L, 8-8)	4.0
M. Montgomery	2.0
R. Lovelady	1.0
H. Bigge	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Q. Priester (W, 3-6)	5.0	4	1	1	1	2	4.71	1.41	16.0
J. Winckowski (H, 5)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	4.14	1.41	2.0
L. Guerrero (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.80	3.0
C. Martin (H, 15)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	3.45	1.13	1.5
J. Slaten (S, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.93	1.01	9.0
Total	9.0	8	1	1	1	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Q. Priester (W, 3-6)	5.0
J. Winckowski (H, 5)	1.0
L. Guerrero (H, 3)	1.0
C. Martin (H, 15)	1.0
J. Slaten (S, 2)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - R. Pepiot 63-38, M. Montgomery 30-20, R. Lovelady 10-7, H. Bigge 15-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Pepiot 2-3, M. Montgomery 4-0, R. Lovelady 3-0, H. Bigge 1-1
Batters Faced - R. Pepiot 18, M. Montgomery 8, R. Lovelady 3, H. Bigge 4

Pitches-Strikes - Q. Priester 89-58, J. Winckowski 17-11, L. Guerrero 11-8, C. Martin 13-9, J. Slaten 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Q. Priester 11-1, J. Winckowski 2-1, L. Guerrero 2-0, C. Martin 1-1, J. Slaten 1-0
Batters Faced - Q. Priester 20, J. Winckowski 5, L. Guerrero 3, C. Martin 5, J. Slaten 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Grissom doubled to deep center, J. Duran scored, Grissom to third on shortstop Caballero throwing error 0 1
Casas reached on fielder's choice to second, V. Grissom scored 0 2
4TH INNING
Carlson singled to shallow right, J. Lowe scored, Carlson to second on shortstop Sogard throwing error 1 2
5TH INNING
Wong reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, V. Grissom scored, Casas to second on shortstop Caballero throwing error 1 3

3RD INNING
	Grissom doubled to deep center, J. Duran scored, Grissom to third on shortstop Caballero throwing error	0	1
	Casas reached on fielder's choice to second, V. Grissom scored	0	2

4TH INNING
	Carlson singled to shallow right, J. Lowe scored, Carlson to second on shortstop Sogard throwing error	1	2

5TH INNING
	Wong reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, V. Grissom scored, Casas to second on shortstop Caballero throwing error	1	3

1ST INNING
Rays
Q. Priester Pitching:
R. Palacios: Ball, Foul, Ball, Palacios hit by pitch
J. Caminero: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Caminero grounded out to shortstop, Palacios to second
J. Aranda: Strike swinging, Aranda grounded out to first, Palacios to third
C. Morel: Strike swinging, Morel flied out to deep center
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
R. Pepiot Pitching:
J. Duran: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
V. Grissom: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Grissom struck out swinging
T. Casas: Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Casas struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Rays
Q. Priester Pitching:
J. Lowe: Strike looking, Ball, Lowe grounded out to first
J. DeLuca: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, DeLuca popped out to first
D. Carlson: Ball, Foul, Ball, Carlson singled to center
J. Caballero: Foul, Caballero singled to right center, Carlson to second
L. Driscoll: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Driscoll reached on fielder's choice to second, Caballero out at second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
R. Pepiot Pitching:
C. Wong: Wong flied out to deep center
W. Abreu: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Abreu walked
N. Sogard: Ball, Sogard popped out to second
C. Rafaela: Ball, Strike swinging, Rafaela singled to center, Abreu to second
M. Gasper: Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Gasper struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Rays
Q. Priester Pitching:
R. Palacios: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Palacios grounded out to pitcher
J. Caminero: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Caminero grounded out to shortstop
J. Aranda: Ball, Strike looking, Aranda grounded out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Red Sox
R. Pepiot Pitching:
E. Valdez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Valdez struck out looking
J. Duran: Duran singled to center
V. Grissom: Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Grissom doubled to deep center, J. Duran scored, Grissom to third on shortstop Caballero throwing error
T. Casas: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Casas reached on fielder's choice to second, V. Grissom scored
C. Wong: Foul, Wong popped out to first
W. Abreu: Ball, Ball, Abreu flied out to right
End of the 3rd (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Rays
Q. Priester Pitching:
C. Morel: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
J. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Foul, Lowe reached on an infield single to pitcher
J. DeLuca: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, DeLuca grounded out to shortstop, Lowe to second
D. Carlson: Strike looking, Ball, Carlson singled to shallow right, J. Lowe scored, Carlson to second on shortstop Sogard throwing error
J. Caballero: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Caballero grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
R. Pepiot Pitching:
N. Sogard: Ball, Ball, Sogard flied out to left
C. Rafaela: Rafaela singled to left center
M. Gasper: Strike looking, Strike looking, Rafaela caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Gasper walked
E. Valdez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Valdez popped out to second
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
5TH INNING
Rays
Q. Priester Pitching:
L. Driscoll: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Driscoll walked
R. Palacios: Strike swinging, Palacios grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Driscoll out at second
J. Caminero: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Caminero struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Red Sox
Mason Montgomery relieved Ryan Pepiot
J. Duran: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Duran struck out swinging
V. Grissom: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Grissom walked
T. Casas: Strike swinging, Foul, Casas singled to deep left, Grissom to third
C. Wong: Ball, Ball, Wong reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, V. Grissom scored, Casas to second on shortstop Caballero throwing error
W. Abreu: Abreu grounded into double play shortstop to first, Wong out at second
End of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Rays
Josh Winckowski relieved Quinn Priester
J. Aranda: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Aranda struck out looking
C. Morel: Ball, Morel singled to shallow center
J. Lowe: Foul, Foul, Lowe flied out to left
J. DeLuca: Ball, DeLuca singled to shallow left, Morel to second
D. Carlson: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Carlson struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
M. Montgomery Pitching:
N. Sogard: Strike looking, Foul, Sogard singled to left
C. Rafaela: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Rafaela struck out swinging
M. Gasper: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Gasper grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Sogard out at second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Rays
Luis Guerrero relieved Josh Winckowski
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Caballero popped out to first
L. Driscoll: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Driscoll grounded out to second
R. Palacios: Palacios grounded out to second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Richard Lovelady relieved Mason Montgomery
E. Valdez: Valdez grounded out to first
J. Duran: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Duran grounded out to third
V. Grissom: Strike looking, Grissom grounded out to second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Rays
Chris Martin relieved Luis Guerrero
J. Caminero: Caminero flied out to deep right
J. Aranda: Strike looking, Ball, Aranda hit by pitch
C. Morel: Morel singled to right, Aranda to second
J. Lowe: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Lowe struck out swinging
J. DeLuca: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, DeLuca lined out to third
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Hunter Bigge relieved Richard Lovelady
T. Casas: Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Casas grounded out to shortstop
C. Wong: Wong doubled to left center
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Abreu struck out looking
N. Sogard: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Sogard struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Rays
Justin Slaten relieved Chris Martin
D. Carlson: Strike swinging, Carlson reached on bunt single to left
J. Caballero: Ball, Ball, Caballero fouled out to first
L. Driscoll: Driscoll lined out to center
R. Palacios: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Palacios lined out to center
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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Grissom has RBI double to help Red Sox beat Rays 3-1