Overview

• Boston won 11-7 in Tampa after Jarren Duran’s seventh-inning two-run homer erased a 3-2 deficit.
• The lineup broke it open with a seven-run eighth inning that included RBI hits from Ceddanne Rafaela and Nate Eaton plus two Rays errors and a hit batter.
• Garrett Crochet struck out nine over six innings, yielding three runs on four hits with three walks.
• Everson Pereira tightened the finish with a two-out grand slam off Chris Murphy in the ninth before Boston closed the door.
• The game was played at George M. Steinbrenner Field before 10,046 fans, and Boston moved to 9-2 against Tampa Bay this season with seven consecutive wins.