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.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox MLB game to be played on July 11, 2025 on ESPN.

Jim Bowden joins Hailey Sutton to discuss Alex Bregman being expected to return as the Red Sox are red-hot. 01:03

Red Sox rookie starting pitcher Hunter Dobbins knew the seriousness of his injury almost immediately Friday because he suffered the same ACL tear in the same knee during high school.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Hunter Dobbins tore his right anterior cruciate ligament Friday night and was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday. The team did not announce a timeline for the rookie right-hander's recovery or plans for surgery.

Red Sox right-hander Hunter Dobbins said on Saturday he knew his season was probably over when he felt a familiar feeling in his knee. He was right. Dobbins was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament,