Two mistakes costly in Rays’ 8-6 loss to Boston

This time followed by a save from the Boston bats.

The Red Sox are not planning on any call-ups until Thursday, when rosters expand, and would like to avoid re-shuffling the roster for the next two games.

Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (9-5, 3.53 ERA) is set to start Tuesday.

Pomeranz allowed one run through six but failed to retire either of the first two batters in the seventh and the result was a second straight Red Sox loss to send the team home 7-4 on the long road trip.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: Porcello is now 9-1 with a 3.50 ERA in 14 starts following a loss this season.

This will be the first time he’s faced the Rays, but comes in 6-3 with a 1.89 ERA in nine career starts against the American League East.

“Difficult loss”, Rays manager Kevin Cash said.

Rajai Davis hit a three-run homer and Jason Kipnis added a solo shot for Cleveland, which trailed 4-1 in the second after the Twins knocked around Tomlin. Odorizzi yielded three runs on five hits in six innings.

Pedroia has spent most of the 2016 season batting second in the Red Sox order, but the recent lineup shuffle that moved him to the leadoff spot has helped better utilize his skillset. It ended with Aaron Hill hitting an RBI single to the opposite field and Jackie Bradley Jr. knocking his third hit of the game, an RBI double to pad the lead.

The Rays held early 1-0 and 4-1 leads, getting an RBI double by Brad Miller (his 26th RBI of August) and home runs by Logan Forsythe (his 17th) and Logan Morrison (11th, first since July 5).

The Red Sox will promote Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada from Double-A Portland before Friday’s game at Oakland. For $12 million a season, is he coming at a bargain for the Boston Red Sox? He opened the year with Class A Salem, where he hit.307 with four homers and 36 steals in 61 games.

Forsythe walked and Kiermaier got his second hit of the game next, but he tried to extend his single into a double, and was thrown out at second before Beckham scored, therefore taking the run away. Los Angeles also traded cash considerations to the Royals, who will send back cash or a player to be named later. “That’s required of us and probably the easiest part to do in baseball”.

Craig Kimbrel pitched a ideal ninth for the save. Farrell said his closer was not available to get a four-out save a day after throwing 22 pitches in a non-save situation just so he could get his work in.

Porcello (18-3) allowed three runs and six hits, striking out seven without issuing a walk to become the first Boston pitcher since Dave “Boo” Ferriss finished 13-0 at home in 1946 to start a season by winning his initial 13 decisions in Fenway. “But given the two bullpens that he’s thrown, and the volume combined with the intensity, he’s making some pretty good strides here of late”. As I mentioned yesterday, these are the games the Red Sox really have to win if they’re going to make the post-season in an ever-tightening race for both the division and wild card.

Red Sox: Manager John Farrell said RHP Koji Uehara (strained chest muscle) had another strong bullpen session.