The Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs, including a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning.
Game Recap
Abreu’s second home run capped a four-run inning that wiped out a 6-3 deficit. Ceddanne Rafaela had an RBI double and Masataka Yoshida had a run-scoring ground out in the inning. Ryan Watson pitched two innings for his first major league victory, and Aroldis Chapman got the final three outs for his 21st save.
The Rays took a 2-0 edge in the second when Ryan Vilade scored on second baseman Seigler’s throwing error and Nick Furias had an RBI single. Jahmai Jones’ two-run homer tied it in the bottom half after Andruw Monasterio correctly challenged a called 3-2 strike that would have ended the inning.
Original reporting: NBC10 Boston — read the source article.
