American League Division Series I
Tampa Bay Rays (1 – 100-62, .617) vs.
Boston Red Sox (4 – 92-70, .568)
Best-of-Five Series
Red Sox win series 3-1,
advance to ALCS
PRE-SERIES CONTENT
Rays manager Kevin Cash on facing the Red Sox
Red Sox manager Alex Cora on Wild Card win and facing the Rays
ALDS I – GAME 1
Rodriguez 
McClanahan
Thursday, October 7, 2021 at 7:07 pm CDT
Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay
Red Sox / Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP at
Rays / Shane McClanahan, LHP
On FS1 and MLB Network
Red Sox 0 – Rays 5
WP: Shane McClanahan (1-0, 0.00) | LP: Eduardo Rodriguez (0-1, 10.80)
MLB Headline:
Randy Arozarena steals home, show as Rays roll
PRE-GAME CONTENT
Eduardo Rodriguez on starting Game 1
Shane McClanahan on starting Game 1
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
ALDS I – GAME 2
Sale 
Baz
Friday, October 8, 2021 at 6:02 pm CDT
Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay
Red Sox / Chris Sale, LHP at
Rays / Shane Baz, RHP
On FS1 and MLB Network
Red Sox 14 – Rays 6
WP: Tanner Houck (1-0, 1.80) | LP: Collin McHugh (0-1, 16.20)
MLB Headline:
Liftoff! Sox bash 5 homers to knot up ALDS
PRE-GAME CONTENT
Chris Sale on starting Game 2
Shane Baz on starting Game 2
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
On offense and defense, the Red Sox play with heart! Kiké Hernández goes 5-for-6 (4 are extra base hits), J.D. Martinez goes 4-for-5, Xander Bogaerts, Christian Vázques, and Alex Verdugo all go 3-for-5!
Alex Cora on offensive outburst
ALDS I – GAME 3
Rasmussen 
Eovaldi
Sunday, October 10, 2021 at 3:07 pm CDT
Fenway Park
Rays / Drew Rasmussen, RHP at
Red Sox / Nathan Eovaldi, RHP
On FS1 and MLB Network
Red Sox 6 – Rays 4 / 13
WP: Nick Pivetta (1-0, 3.12) | LP: Luis Patiño (0-1, 13.50)
MLB Headline:
Vázquez’s walk-off HR ends thrilling classic
PRE-GAME CONTENT
➤Red Sox Starter Nathan Eovaldi is the only five-pitch, major league pitcher with a usage rate over 10% for all five.
Drew Rasmussen speaks ahead of Game 3
Nathan Eovaldi on getting the ball in Game 3
Analysts on Eovaldi’s regular season success against the Rays on MLB Tonight
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
Stellar pitching from Nate Eovaldi, who gives up 2 R/ER on 3 H, striking out 8 (1 BB) in 5.0 IP, and Nick Pivetta, who throws all 4.0 extra innings, giving up no runs on 3 H, striking out 7 (1 BB). Pivetta was to have started Game 4 tomorrow. The 13th inning features a once-in-forever ground-rule double, and a 2-run, walk-off HR by Christian Vázquez–PH.
Nate Eovaldi tallies 8 strikeouts in 5.0 inning start
Nick Pivetta punches out 7 in 4.0 extra innings of relief
Nick Pivetta on his key role in Game 3 win
Crew Chief Sam Holbrook explains quirky, game-saving ground-rule double that might never be repeated
Kevin Kiermaier’s drive bounces off the wall, off the ground, off right fielder Hunter Ronfroe, then over the wall!
ALDS I – GAME 4
McHugh Rodriguez
Monday, October 11, 2021 at 6:07 pm CDT
Fenway Park
Rays / Collin McHugh, RHP at
Red Sox / Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP
On FS1 and MLB Network
Red Sox 6 – Rays 5
WP: Garrett Whitlock (1-0, 0.00) | LP: J.P. Feyereisen (0-1, 2.45)
MLB Headline:
Sox walk off to ALCS, ousting 100-win Rays
GAME HIGHLIGHTS AND POST-GAME CONTENT
In his 63rd postseason appearance, Kiké Hernández hits a walkoff sac fly, bringing in Danny Santana, pinch running for Christian Vázquez (leadoff single), to win ALDS. Hernández tallies 9 H, 6 RBIs in the four-game ALDS.
POST-SERIES CONTENT
Kiké Hernández on his walkoff sac fly
Alex Cora on ALDS victory over the Rays
Eduardo Rodruguez on his Game 4 start
Kiké Hernández again
Kevin Cash on cocky Rays well-deserved ALDS loss