Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and scored a run to help Boston beat Tampa Bay 3-1 in the teams’ season finales, earning the Red Sox third place ahead of the Rays in the AL East.

The Red Sox finished 81-81, missing the playoffs for the third straight year for the first time since 2010-12. The Rays ended 80-82, halting a stretch of five consecutive seasons going to the

Quinn Priester limited the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to one run on four hits in five innings Sunday to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep with a 3-1 victory in the final game of the season for each team.