Smyly continues to own Red Sox

BOSTON — Receiving a no-decision Tuesday night did nothing to diminish the fact Drew Smyly did it all in the Rays’ 3-0 winover the Red Sox in 10 innings.

First and foremost, Smyly continued his mastery of the Red Sox.

The left-hander fired eight shutout frames, allowed just one hit, two walks and tied a career high with 11 strikeouts. In addition, he extended his scoreless streak against the Red Sox to 20 1/3 innings.

“Yeah, I was just real sharp today,” Smyly said. “I had command of all four of my pitches. I was able to get ahead and work the counts.”

En route to those eight scoreless innings, Smyly pitched a scoreless first, which translated to a 0.00 ERA in the first innings of his past 11 starts.

When Smyly wasn’t mowing down Red Sox, he was flashing the leather.

With one out in the eighth, Chris Young popped up in foul territory on the first-base side of the field. First baseman Logan Morrison and catcher Curt Casali charged after the ball. The surprise came when Smyly entered the race.

The three converged on the ball simultaneously, resembling three cars approaching an intersection, alerting any bystanders watching that a wreck was about to happen — and it did.

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