NIck Pivetta was scheduled to start Sunday against Cleveland for Boston, which now has 11 players on the COVID-19 injured list.

Alex Verdugo hits a bases-loaded single to end it after Cleveland tied it with a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the inning.

Eduardo Rodriguez pitches four-hit ball into the seventh inning, and Garrett Richards finishes for his second save.

Updating Boston’s COVID-19 situation, Alex Cora says assistant coach Kiyoshi Momose is feeling “not so great,” and Christian Arroyo is “feeling better.”

Jarren Duran drives in the winning run with a ninth-inning single.

The Red Sox now have seven players and two coaches out on COVID protocol, but the chase for a playoff spot continues.

Red Sox Manager Alex Cora pulls shortstop Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the second inning.

Tampa Bay wins its ninth straight game, moving a franchise-best 36 games over .500 at 84-48.

Boston, which led the Rays by 1 1/2 games entering a three-game series at Tampa Bay on July 30, dropped nine game back in the division race.

The slugger, acquired by Boston at the trade deadline, has shown impressive plate discipline that has teammates taking notice.