Rays break through in 10th in Boston

BOSTON — Kevin Kiermaier roped a homer deep into the right-field seats to open the top of the 10th and lead the Rays to a 3-0 victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.

It was Kiermaier’s first homer of the season, and it came on a 2-2 curveball from Matt Barnes. The long ball was projected by Statcast™ to land 402 feet away from home plate, and then the Rays padded their lead on a two-run ground-rule double by Desmond Jennings that came after a two-out error by third baseman Travis Shaw.

Lefty Drew Smyly was magnificent for the Rays, firing eight innings of one-hit ball. After a single by Jackie Bradley Jr. loaded the bases with nobody out in the third, Smyly retired 17 batters in a row before giving way to the bullpen in the ninth. Smyly threw 105 pitches, 71 of them for strikes, and he tied a career high with 11 strikeouts.

Red Sox right-hander Joe Kelly was forced out of the game after recording just two outs in the first with a right shoulder impingement.

Despite the overpowering performance by Smyly, the Red Sox …

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