Boston Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer, right, is kissed on the Wally the Green Monster mask by pitcher Lucas Giolito (54) after his solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Boston. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa

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The Boston Red Sox did all of their damage via home runs, going yard four times against Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zack Littell on Wednesday night.

Marcelo Mayer’s first major league home run was greeted by a chorus of boos as he rounded the bases at New York’s Yankee Stadium last week.

A line drive that isn’t caught, well-struck balls that don’t fall, a couple pitches that are hit make for a different kind of night.

Despite letting the mistake-riddled Boston Red Sox back into the contest a few times down the stretch, the Tampa Bay Rays still held on to win 10-8 on Monday.

The Rays (-110 moneyline odds to win) and the Red Sox (-109) will square off in an expected tight matchup. The starting pitchers are Shane Baz (5-3) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Brayan Bello (2-1) for the Boston Red Sox.

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