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Griffin Jax tosses 5 shutout innings as Rays near AL East title with a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 20). Griffin Jax tosses 5 shutout innings as Rays near AL East title with a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/griffin-jax-tosses-5-shutout-innings-as-rays-near-al-east-title-with-a-5-1-victory-over-the-red-sox/article_abe5fb1d-c17a-5fc2-be13-a4ff755e36df.html

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Griffin Jax pitched five shutout innings, helping the Tampa Bay Rays secure a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Florida. The win brought the Rays closer to clinching the AL East title, which they could achieve during an upcoming doubleheader against the New York Yankees. Meanwhile, despite losing, the Red Sox secured a playoff spot when the Houston Astros lost to the Atlanta Braves, leading to a celebration in their clubhouse.

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Griffin Jax pitched five shutout innings as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-1 on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Florida. The win brought the Rays closer to clinching the AL East title, with an opportunity to do so during a doubleheader against the New York Yankees on Tuesday. Despite losing, the Red Sox secured a playoff berth when the Houston Astros lost to the Atlanta Braves. The Red Sox’s remarkable turnaround saw them improve from 32-46 and 15½ games back in the AL East on June 24 to going 52-25 since then. Jax allowed only three singles, striking out Roman Anthony to end a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning. Boston’s Trevor Story hit a solo home run off Ty Johnson in the ninth inning to break up the shutout.

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Sandoval then retired 21 of his next 23 batters and worked through the seventh inning, allowing only a first-inning walk and a fourth-inning homer, both to Victor Mesa Jr. Up next After a day off Monday, Boston will start LHP Payton Tolle (9-6, 3.02) at home against the Cleveland Guardians.

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🔮 The Rays will have an opportunity to clinch the franchise’s fifth division title during Tuesday’s doubleheader at the New York Yankees.

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Griffin Jax tosses 5 shutout innings as Rays near AL East title with a 5-1 victory over the Red Sox · assertive framing

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Griffin Jax tossed five shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays crept closer to the AL East title with a 5-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. asserted

Rays → toss → Sunday

The Rays will have an opportunity to clinch the franchise’s fifth division title during Tuesday’s doubleheader at the New York Yankees. asserted

Rays → have → Yankees

Despite the loss, the Red Sox later secured a playoff berth when the Houston Astros lost to the Atlanta Braves. asserted

Astros → secure → Braves

The Red Sox waited out the Astros-Braves result and held a celebration in their clubhouse. asserted

Sox → wait → clubhouse

The Red Sox, who were 32-46 and 15 1/2 games back in the AL East on June 24, have since gone 52-25. asserted

who → go → June

Jax (8-10) allowed three singles and worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth inning by striking out Roman Anthony. asserted

Jax → allow → Anthony

Cole Sulser, Brody Hopkins and Steven Matz each pitched an inning of scoreless relief. asserted

Sulser → pitch → relief

Boston’s Trevor Story spoiled the shutout in the ninth with a one-out home run off right-hander Ty Johnson. asserted

Story → spoil → Johnson

The Rays scored four first-inning runs off left-hander Patrick Sandoval (1-7). asserted

Rays → score → Sandoval

Jonny DeLuca smashed a two-run, bases-loaded double down the left-field line and Chandler Simpson followed with a two-run single. asserted

Simpson → smash → single

Sandoval began the inning by walking Yandy Diaz and Ryan Vilade, then surrendering a single to Junior Caminero. asserted

Sandoval → begin → Caminero

Boston → retire → Guardians

Right-hander Nick Martinez (15-4, 2.94) is set to start the opener of the doubleheader in New York, while right-hander Drew Rasmussen (15-5, 2.72) to pitch Game 2. asserted

Rasmussen → set → Game