The result was a 1-0 loss to the Red Sox and lefty ace Garrett Crochet, who held them to three hits over nine shutout innings. The loss was the Rays’ seventh on the first nine games of the three-city road trip that ends Sunday, dropping them to 50-46. The red-hot Red Sox rolled to their ninth straight win, improving to 52-45.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (8-4, 4.34 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (9-4, 2.39 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 151 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep a five-game home win streak alive when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.