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BOSTON — Roman Anthony, the top prospect in baseball, hit a two-run double for his first major league hit and added a sliding catch in right field to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Tuesday night.

By reaching 25 steals against the Red Sox on Tuesday, José Caballero achieved a feat the Rays had only seen from Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Josh Lowe.

The Red Sox are favored (-114) in a projected tight game against the Rays (-105). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Boston Red Sox looking to Walker Buehler (4-4), and Zack Littell (6-5) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony recorded his first career big-league hit on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays (GameTracker), just 24 hours after making his MLB debut. Anthony's hit came with runners on second and third and two outs in the bottom of the first.

After scoring 10 runs in Monday's extra-inning opener, the Tampa Bay Rays notched just three hits and an unearned run against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

Preview the June 11 matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Red Sox Get Bad News on ‘High Leverage’ Relief Ace originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Boston Red Sox can point to a wide array of problems to explain their disappointing, 32-36 season so far, ahead of Tuesday’s matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays. Starting pitching has certainly been a major problem.