It’s the Tampa Bay Rays versus the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on July 17, 2026, for the nightcap of a same-day doubleheader. Here’s how to watch live on TV.
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- TV Channels: MLB Tampa Bay Rays, New England Sports Network (NESN)
- League Package: MLB Extra Innings®
How to Watch Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox on July 17, 2026
You can watch the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays live on DIRECTV on MLB Tampa Bay Rays and New England Sports Network (NESN) on July 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM ET.
Tampa Bay Rays (56-38) at Boston Red Sox (46-48) — Game Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox meet for the second time today, with the nightcap set for Fenway Park after the Rays arrived at 56-38 and the Red Sox sit at 46-48. Tampa Bay is hitting .257 as a team while Boston is batting .244, a gap that has separated the two lineups for most of the season. Yandy Diaz has carried that offense from the DH spot, hitting .322 with a .398 on-base percentage and a .490 slugging mark, and Boston counters with center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela, who is hitting .281 with 8 home runs and 39 RBIs of his own. Jonathan Aranda has been the run producer on the Tampa Bay side, driving in 64 runs with 14 home runs and a .294 average at first base, while right fielder Wilyer Abreu gives the Red Sox another power source with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs. Left fielder Jarren Duran adds a different look to Boston’s lineup, with 13 home runs and 45 RBIs despite a lower .194 average. Tampa Bay sits atop the AL East, and Boston enters the nightcap 9 games back in the division.
Regional Coverage
MLB Tampa Bay Rays, New England Sports Network (NESN)
League Packages
What Time is the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox Game Today?
The Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox game starts at 7:10 PM ET.
Where Can I Watch Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox?
You can watch Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox on your local regional sports network and MLB Extra Innings®.
Tampa Bay Rays Channel on DIRECTV
MLB Tampa Bay Rays (Channel 652)
Boston Red Sox Channel on DIRECTV
New England Sports Network (NESN) (Channel 628)
Players to Watch: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays
Yandy Diaz — DH. Diaz is hitting .322 with a .398 on-base percentage and a .490 slugging mark, a well-rounded line out of the designated-hitter spot in Tampa’s order. His combination of average and on-base skill makes him more of a table-setter than a pure power threat. The .490 slugging mark sits well above his .322 average, a sign of extra-base pop to go with the contact.
Jonathan Aranda — 1B. Aranda has driven in 64 runs with 14 home runs while hitting .297 at first base, giving Tampa Bay a steady run producer in the middle of the order. He pairs that RBI total with a .394 on-base percentage and a .471 slugging mark, rounding out a complete offensive season.
Junior Caminero — 3B. Caminero leads Tampa Bay with 28 home runs and remains the club’s most dangerous power hitter entering the second game of the doubleheader.
Boston Red Sox
Center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela is hitting .281 with 8 home runs and 39 RBIs, a steady average for a Red Sox lineup still finding its footing this season. A .328 on-base percentage and .433 slugging mark round out a season that has made him one of Boston’s more complete bats up the middle.
Boston’s power comes from the corner outfield, where Wilyer Abreu has driven in 43 runs with 11 home runs while hitting .261 in right field. His .428 slugging mark and .332 on-base percentage make him one of the more complete threats in the Red Sox order.
Jarren Duran — LF. Duran’s season has been a study in contrasts a .194 average paired with 45 RBIs and 13 home runs. The power numbers keep him in the middle of Boston’s lineup even as the average has lagged, with a .259 on-base percentage and a .350 slugging mark rounding out his line.
Willson Contreras — 1B. Contreras has been Boston’s most productive hitter this season, batting .285 while leading the club with 20 home runs and 61 RBIs entering the nightcap. His combination of power and consistency has made him the centerpiece of the Red Sox lineup, and his .379 on-base percentage and .542 slugging percentage give Boston a legitimate middle-of-the-order thread capable of changing a game with one swing.
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