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Palacios has RBI single in the 9th to give the Rays a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox

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Gilbert, Z. (2026, September 19). Palacios has RBI single in the 9th to give the Rays a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/palacios-has-rbi-single-in-the-9th-to-give-the-rays-a-2-1-victory-over-the-red-sox/article_3973aa30-ff07-5205-8651-5babb0b46a05.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-19 · by Zak Gilbert

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Richie Palacios’s RBI single in the ninth inning secured the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox in St. Petersburg, Florida. The win lowered the Rays’ magic number to clinch the American League East division title to five games, while the second-place New York Yankees played in Arizona on the same day. The decisive play came after Junior Caminero’s odd foul popup bounced off the catwalk and out of reach, leading to a scoring opportunity that Palacios capitalized on with his base hit.
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In Saturday's American League East matchup at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Richie Palacios's single in the ninth inning scored Junior Caminero to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. The Rays have now won three consecutive walk-off games during their homestand and reduced their magic number to clinch first place in the AL East to five games. Prior to Palacios’s crucial hit, the Rays had been 0 for 17 with runners in scoring position in the series' initial two games. The win also brings the Rays’ record to seven victories in their last eight games, while the Red Sox missed a chance to secure a wild-card spot by failing to capitalize on opportunities during their ninth-inning at-bats against Bryan Baker.

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Zak Gilbert
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🔮 For yet another season, Cleveland baseball fans will have to wait.
🔮 He left third base uncovered on Chandler Simpson’s fourth-inning infield chopper, then misplayed Ben Williamson’s grounder for an error that led to three unearned runs as the Tampa Bay Rays evened the best-of-seven series with a 3-1 win Tuesday night. “It’s a little bit faster here with the surface and I was playing parallel to the base,” Ramírez said through a translator.
🔮 Game 3 is Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, where the Rays will try for a series sweep.
🔮 If Wells had held at second, Boone would have sent up Giancarlo Stanton to pinch hit for Ryan McMahon, forcing Rays manager Kevin Cash to decide whether to bring in closer Bryan Baker.
🔮 Tropicana Field has artificial turf, which factors into whether Judge will be ready to return to right field.
🔮 Chicago is the No. 5 seed in the National League playoffs and will play a best-of-three Wild Card Series at fourth-seeded San Diego beginning Tuesday night.
🔮 The Red Sox, who entered Friday with a magic number of three, could secure a wild-card spot as early as Saturday.
2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Red Sox beat Rays 4-2 to close in on playoff spot
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Boston Fla. Rays ST. PETERSBURG the Red Sox

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Rays ORG · 5× Caminero PERSON · 4× Boston GPE · 3× Durbin PERSON · 2× the Red Sox ORG · 2× Fla. GPE · 1× Junior Caminero PERSON · 1× Richie Palacios PERSON · 1× ST. PETERSBURG GPE · 1× the Tampa Bay Rays ORG · 1×

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Richie Palacios dropped a fly ball into shallow right in the ninth inning to score Junior Caminero and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
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Richie Palacios dropped a fly ball into shallow right in the ninth inning to score Junior Caminero and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. asserted
Palacios → drop → Saturday
Tampa Bay, which has three walk-off wins on its current homestand, lowered its magic number to clinch the AL East to five games. asserted
which → have → games
The postseason-bound Rays, who’ve won seven of their last eight, capitalized on two fortuitous bounces in the ninth. asserted
who → bind → ninth
First, Caminero’s foul popup bounced off the Tropicana Field catwalk and out of the reach of third baseman Caleb Durbin. asserted
popup → bounce → Durbin
Caminero then lined the next pitch from Garrett Whitlock (7-2) into left. asserted
Caminero → line → left
Three batters later, after Chandler Simpson singled, Connor Wong’s passed ball moved Caminero to third. asserted
ball → single → third
Bidding to clinch a wild-card berth, the Red Sox squandered a prime opportunity in the top of the ninth. asserted
Sox → bid → ninth
Facing closer Bryan Baker (4-2) in a tie game, Boston got Caleb Durbin’s double and Jarren Duran’s triple. asserted
Boston → face → double
However, Nick Fortes threw out Durbin stealing third and Caminero made a stellar play at third base to retire Isiah Kiner-Falefa, stranding Duran. asserted
Caminero → throw → Duran
Boston also wasted a phenomenal effort from starter Brayan Bello, who matched a career high with 11 strikeouts. asserted
who → waste → strikeouts
In eight innings, he allowed five hits, one run and no walks. asserted
he → allow → hits
The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead with bookend doubles from Durbin and Roman Anthony in the third inning. asserted
Sox → take → inning
Trevor Story extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a sixth-inning single. asserted
Story → extend → single
Jonathan Aranda tied it with an opposite-field solo homer on the first pitch of the Rays’ fourth. asserted
Aranda → tie → fourth
Up next RHP Griffin Jax (7-10, 3.80 ERA) gets the nod for the Rays on Sunday in the series finale. asserted
Jax → get → finale
Boston had not announced a starter. asserted
Boston → announce → starter
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