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13-07-2025
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Ceddanne Rafaela, Brayan Bello power Red Sox past Rays 4-1, extend winning streak to 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays' Josh Lowe hits a sacrifice fly to score outfielder Jake Mangum in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela celebrates with Marcelo Mayer (39) after hitting a two run homer in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela looks to left field after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Brayan Bello delivers a pitch in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Brayan Bello delivers a pitch in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Tampa Bay Rays' Josh Lowe hits a sacrifice fly to score outfielder Jake Mangum in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela celebrates with Marcelo Mayer (39) after hitting a two run homer in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela looks to left field after hitting a home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) Boston Red Sox's Brayan Bello delivers a pitch in the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, July 13, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Greg M. Cooper) BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run homer, Brayan Bello pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 4-1, series-sweeping victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Rafaela, who hit a walk-off, two-run homer for Boston on Friday, hit his 14th homer of the season in the sixth inning. Trevor Story added a go-ahead single in the sixth. Advertisement Boston last had a 10-game win streak in July 2018 and heads into the All-Star break in third place in the competitive AL East, behind Toronto and the New York Yankees. Tampa Bay's Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak to 16 games, a club record for a rookie. The Rays lost for the 11th time in 14 games and closed out their road trip to Minnesota, Detroit and Boston with a 2-8 record. The 26-year-old Bello (6-3) gave up six hits, struck out five and didn't issue a walk over 6 1/3 innings. He was coming off his first nine-inning complete game in his previous start. All-Star Aroldis Chapman struck out the final three batters for his 17th save. Boston moved ahead 1-0 when Rays third baseman Junior Caminero was called for obstruction with his foot blocking the bag on a pickoff play, allowing Marcelo Mayer to score. Advertisement The Rays snapped an 18-inning scoreless stretch in the fourth inning, tying the game on Josh Lowe's sacrifice fly. Ryan Pepiot (6-7) gave up four runs, three earned, in six innings. Key moment Rafaela hit a 3-2 fastball in the sixth from Pepiot that sailed just over the Green Monster, bouncing off a tabletop in the front row, after Story's run-scoring single. Key stat Story is successful in 16 steal attempts this season. The last Red Sox player to open a season going 16 for 16 was Jacoby Ellsbury in 2008. Up next Rays RHP Taj Bradley (5-6, 4.60 ERA) is slated to start Friday at home against Baltimore after the All-Star break. The Red Sox have not announced a start for the team's series opener in Chicago on Friday. RHP Collin Rea (7-3, 3.91) is set for the Cubs. ___ AP MLB:
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11-07-2025
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Red Sox score 3 runs in 7th to hold of Rays 4-3, earn season-high 7th straight victory
Tampa Bay Rays' Ha-Seong Kim celebrates after his two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela, right, advances on a wild pitch as Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim, left, tries to catch the throw during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Jake Mangum pauses as the Boston Red Sox take the lead during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer scores on a two RBI single by Ceddanne Rafaela, as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Matt Thaiss, right, covers home during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela connects for a two RBI single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela connects for a two RBI single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Tampa Bay Rays' Ha-Seong Kim celebrates after his two-run home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fourth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela, right, advances on a wild pitch as Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Ha-Seong Kim, left, tries to catch the throw during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Jake Mangum pauses as the Boston Red Sox take the lead during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer scores on a two RBI single by Ceddanne Rafaela, as Tampa Bay Rays catcher Matt Thaiss, right, covers home during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Boston Red Sox's Ceddanne Rafaela connects for a two RBI single against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead, two-run double during a three-run seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday. Boston starter Walker Buehler gave up three runs off five hits, including two home runs, over six innings. Chris Murphy (1-0) and Garrett Whitlock pitched a scoreless seventh and eighth, and Aroldis Chapman struck out two in the ninth to pick up his 16th save and 1,300th strikeout. Advertisement Junior Caminero hit a two-run home run and Ha-Seong Kim added a solo homer for the Rays. Tampa's Taj Bradley allowed one run off two hits over six innings, striking out five. But reliever Bryan Baker (3-3), who was making his Rays debut after being traded by the Baltimore Orioles, surrendered all three Boston runs in the seventh. Boston struck first when Roman Anthony lined a two-out RBI single into right field in the third inning. The Rays responded when Kim took Buehler to a full count and drove his 89-mph slider just over the top of the Green Monster for his first homer of the season to put the Rays in front 2-1. Advertisement Caminero made it 3-1 in the sixth, connecting on Buehler's first pitch of the inning for a solo home run, his 23rd this season. Key moment Trailing 3-1, the Red Sox opened the seventh by drawing back-to-back walks off Baker. That was followed by an RBI double by Marcelo Mayer and the two-run single by Rafaela to put the Red Sox in front. Key stats Tampa Bay rookie Chandler Simpson extended his hitting streak to 14 games, the longest by a rookie in Rays history. Up next RHP Drew Rasmussen (7-5, 2.78 ERA) is scheduled to make his first start against Boston since July 14, 2022. LHP Garrett Crochet (9-4, 2.39) has won three of his last four starts. ___ AP MLB:
