Despite walking the bases loaded in the ninth, Red Sox hold off Rays in series opener, move back to .500

Diekman walked the bases loaded with two outs and acting Red Sox manager Will Venable called on Matt Barnes to record the final out of the game. Barnes, who has sputtered following last year’s All-Star break, faced Wander Franco, the Rays’ young shortstop sensation who already had two homers on the night. Franco stung a grounder 100.9 miles per hour off the bat to Story’s left.

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