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Red Sox Sleepwalk for Eight Innings, Then Lose 2–1 in Walk-Off Gut Punch

Gasper’s ninth-inning triple wasted as bullpen hands Rays the game in final frame

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James Dalfino
Feb 24, 2026
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If you enjoy offense, drama, or basic human joy… you picked the wrong game.

The Red Sox and Rays spent eight innings locked in what can only be described as Competitive Napping™ before Boston briefly woke up in the ninth… only to immediately hand the game back in the bottom half.

Final: Rays 2, Red Sox 1.

Yes, it was as thrilling as it sounds.

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