The MLB Belt · rivalry
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
34Belt meetings
22Red Sox wins
12Rays wins
16Title changes
Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays have met 34 times with the MLB belt on the line, from May 5, 2000 to April 16, 2025. The belt changed hands in 16 of those games. Boston Red Sox lead the belt series 22–12.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18,397 | May 5, 2000 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5–3 | Defense |
| 18,398 | May 6, 2000 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Boston Red Sox 1–0 | Title change |
| 18,399 | May 7, 2000 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–7 | Title change |
| 18,548 | Apr 17, 2001 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10–0 | Defense |
| 18,549 | Apr 18, 2001 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–1 | Defense |
| 18,550 | Apr 19, 2001 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–3 | Defense |
| 19,022 | Sep 15, 2003 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8–2 | Title change |
| 19,023 | Sep 16, 2003 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3–2 | Defense |
| 19,024 | Sep 17, 2003 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Boston Red Sox 7–0 | Title change |
| 19,025 | Sep 18, 2003 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4–3 | Title change |
| 19,033 | Sep 26, 2003 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–2 | Defense |
| 19,034 | Sep 27, 2003 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Boston Red Sox 5–4 | Title change |
| 19,035 | Sep 28, 2003 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Boston Red Sox 3–1 | Defense |
| 19,229 | Apr 22, 2005 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Boston Red Sox 5–4 | Defense |
| 19,230 | Apr 23, 2005 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Boston Red Sox 6–5 | Defense |
| 19,231 | Apr 24, 2005 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11–3 | Title change |
| 19,398 | Apr 18, 2006 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–4 | Defense |
| 19,399 | Apr 19, 2006 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Devil Rays 9–1 | Defense |
| 19,400 | Apr 20, 2006 | Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Boston Red Sox 5–1 | Title change |
| 20,597 | May 14, 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 5–3 | Defense |
| 20,598 | May 15, 2013 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 9–2 | Title change |
| 20,599 | May 16, 2013 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 4–3 | Defense |
| 20,623 | Jun 10, 2013 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 10–8 | Defense |
| 20,624 | Jun 11, 2013 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 8–3 | Title change |
| 20,625 | Jun 12, 2013 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 2–1 | Title change |
| 20,774 | May 30, 2014 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 3–2 | Defense |
| 20,775 | May 31, 2014 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 7–1 | Defense |
| 20,776 | Jun 1, 2014 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 4–0 | Defense |
| 21,268 | May 12, 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 5–4 | Title change |
| 21,269 | May 13, 2017 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 6–3 | Title change |
| 21,270 | May 14, 2017 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 11–2 | Title change |
| 22,496 | Apr 14, 2025 | Tampa Bay Rays beat Boston Red Sox 16–1 | Title change |
| 22,497 | Apr 15, 2025 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 7–4 | Title change |
| 22,498 | Apr 16, 2025 | Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay Rays 1–0 | Defense |