The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Mother's Day, with Junior Caminero hitting a home run. Nick Martinez pitched effectively for the Rays, allowing only one run over 5.2 innings.
Key points
Rays won 4-1 against Red Sox on Mother's Day
Junior Caminero hit a home run in the first inning
Nick Martinez pitched 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run
Players wore pink to celebrate Mother's Day
Rays maintained first place in the AL East
Tampa Bay RaysBoston Red SoxJunior CamineroNick Martinez
May 10, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson (14) is greeted in the dugout after scoring a run during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images | Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images
May 10, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson (14) is greeted in the dugout after scoring a run during the third inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images | Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in DRBland. The Rays were in Boston, where everyone was wearing a touch of pink to wrap up the weekend series. The Rays were first in the AL East by a wee little percentage point and hoping to push ahead and claim it properly this week. To deal with Boston, the Rays were relying on Nick Martinez on the mound, while the Red Sox had Payton Tolle up.
The Rays wasted little time getting on the board, as Junior Caminero hit a one-out home run in the top of the first inning. Two outs followed, but the Rays had the initial lead.
In the home half of the inning, with one out, Willson Contreras was hit by a pitch to get a free bag. Two outs followed, though, keeping the Red Sox scoreless. Contreras was apparently not feeling great after being hit by that pitch, though, and he left the game between inning, being replaced by .
singled to start the second, but he tried to leg it out into a double and was snagged at second base. Two outs followed, ending the inning in short order. In the home half, Mickey Gaspar and his incredible mustache got a one-out double, but the Red Sox ended up leaving him stranded.
The Rays got riled up in the third. got a leadoff single, then advanced to second on a sac bunt by . Chandler Simpson singled to score Fortest, with some thanks to an ugly deflection, that let the ball dribble out into left. threw home for some weird reason instead of to second, and Simpson was able to safely wind up at second after all was said and done. Story was charged with an error. With two outs, singled, bringing Simpson home. then singled as well, putting runners at the corners, but no additional runs scored.
started the home half by getting hit by a pitch, the second of the game for Martinez. They might want to be careful of that, things got zesty in a Red Sox game last week when they thought those HBPs were intentional. Durbin then attempted to steal second and was caught. With two outs, Monasterio doubled, but the Sox left him stranded.
In the fourth, got a leadoff single, then tried to steal second and got caught in a very lengthy rundown. Two outs followed. singled to start the bottom of the fourth. The Rays got three outs in a row to follow that, though.
The Rays went 1-2-3 for the first time this game in the fifth. With two outs in the home half, Duran singled. Monasterio singled right behind him, putting two men on, a pop-out ended the threat and the inning.
Tolle’s day was done after five, and he was replaced by . Kelly gave up a leadoff walk to Williamson. Then, with one out, a pinch-hitting singled. That was it for Kelly, who was then replaced by . Cedric Mullins put down a sacrifice bunt, scoring Williamson and extending the Rays’ lead. A lineout ended the inning, but we love to see insurance runs.
In the bottom of the inning, Trevor Story got a one-out double. Gasper then singled, bringing Story home and making the team extra-grateful for that bonus run. Martinez got the second out of the inning and then Kevin Cash headed out to make the switch. Martinez’s final line for the game was 5.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K on 80 pitches. A solid outing for him, with some command issues, but otherwise really good results. replaced Martinez and collected the final out of the inning.
was the new Red Sox pitcher for the seventh and he got the Rays out in order. The Rays returned the favor by getting the Red Sox out 1-2-3 in the home half.
came out of the pen for the Sox in the eighth and faced only the minimum three batters. Ben Williamson got a one-out walk, his second of the game, and then advanced to second on a Yandy Diaz groundout. That was it for Weissert. came in to replace him and got the final out of the inning. The Rays also dipped into their bullpen in the eighth, bringing out and after a pretty long inning, he did manage to get the Sox out in order.
In the ninth, got a one-out walk. Nick Fortes then hit into a double play to end the inning, and with that, the Rays would have to hope their three-run lead was enough to hang on for the win. came in and gave up a leadoff double to Gasper. then walked. Baker was clearly having some issues with command, and it couldn’t happen at a worse time. Caminero made an incredible toss over to first for the second out of the inning but it was within millimeters, so Boston challenged, which was reasonable, but the call was upheld and the game was down to the final out. That last out came on a flyout from Duran to end the game and the Rays came away as both game and series winners.
**Final: 4, Red Sox 1**
Q&A
What was the final score of the Rays vs Red Sox game on May 10, 2026?
The final score was Tampa Bay Rays 4, Boston Red Sox 1.
Who hit a home run for the Rays in the game against the Red Sox?
Junior Caminero hit a home run for the Rays in the first inning.
How did Nick Martinez perform against the Red Sox?
Nick Martinez pitched 5.2 innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits with 3 strikeouts.
What significant event coincided with the Rays' victory over the Red Sox?
The game was played on Mother's Day, with players wearing pink to celebrate.
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