The Extra-Inning Man on Second rule was in effect for the first time in the Red Sox's 2020 season. Boston scored a run on three consecutive walks (a feat which, under the proper rules of baseball, would be impossible), but lost in the bottom half of the tenth when Matt Barnes and a questionable infield decision loaded the bases and Pedro Severino lined a one-out single to center.
The Red Sox (9-19) are 9 GB the Rays in the AL East.
The top of the tenth began with Alex Verdugo on second. Cole Sulser struck out Rafael Devers, then lost control of the strike zone.