BOSTON _ No, they're not going to lose the rest of them.
But it sure felt that way for the Rays on Sunday when they turned what looked to be a comfortable win into their eighth straight loss _ 8-7 _ since an Opening Day victory that seems weeks ago.
The Rays went into the eighth leading 7-2 in what looked to be a solid team effort.
But Matt Andriese and Alex Colome put a bad ending on it, teaming to allow six runs.
Andriese allowed a single, got two outs then gave up three straight hits that scored three runs _ a double by Mitch Moreland, a single by Eduardo Nunez and a double by Rafael Devers that further eluded left fielder Mallex Smith.
Then Colome, who blew a ninth-inning lead Thursday, made it worse. He allowed an RBI single to Christian Vazquez, threw a wild pitch then allowed an RBI single to Mookie Betts that tied it at 7.
And to cap it off, Andrew Benintendi hit a fly to left-center that Smith couldn't catch, allowing Betts to score the go-ahead run.
Until then, it seemed as if infielder Daniel Robertson and rookie lefty Ryan Yarbrough had the starring roles.
Robertson started three rallies, with a pair of infield singles and a walk, and scored three of their runs. And a day after taking the mound for the first time as a pro to pitch the eighth inning, Robertson slid over to make his first professional appearance at first base, covering the final three innings.
Yarbrough took over after "bullpen day" starter Andrew Kittredge worked the first two innings, and he gave the Rays four strong for what would have been his first big-league win.
He got himself into some trouble with three walks but did a good job getting out of his biggest mess. Pitching with a 4-1 lead in the fifth, he loaded the bases with one out but struck out Benintendi, allowed only one run when shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria made a diving stop on a Hanley Ramirez smash and struck out $110 million outfielder J.D. Martinez.
There was more to be happy about in a game played on another cold day with a first-pitch temperature of 38, matching the second coolest in franchise history.
There was power, such as C.J. Cron getting them even in the second with a homer to center, his first as a Ray.
And there was the opposite, as the Rays got one run on a bloop single by Hechavarria and another on a check-swing double by Carlos Gomez while logging four infield hits overall.
There was some intrigue, as manager Kevin Cash unexpectedly pinch-hit lefty Joey Wendle for lefty Brad Miller against lefty Bobby Poyner, and it paid off as Wendle tripled off the Green Monster to score Robertson with the Rays' sixth run. It was revealed after the game that Miller had tweaked his groin running the bases, and he could be headed for the disabled list.
That play got more complicated as Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts slid into the Rays dugout to keep the errantly thrown ball from going out of play, which would have sent Wendle home. Cash challenged the play, though the call stood. But Bogaerts, who had been off to a sizzling start, sustained what the Sox said was a left ankle injury.
Center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, back in the Rays lineup after sitting out Saturday sick, also contributed, tripling in a run in the sixth.
The Rays (1-8) left after the game for Chicago, where their cold weather trip continues with a 2:10 matinee against the White Sox, assuming the forecast snow doesn't get in the way.
