Overview

• Ceddanne Rafaela’s two-run homer in the sixth broke a 1-1 tie and sealed a 4-1 victory that completed Boston’s four-game sweep of Tampa Bay.
• Brayan Bello delivered a quality start by allowing one run over 6⅓ innings, marking his seventh such outing in eight starts.
• The sweep gave Boston the season series tiebreaker over the Rays, ensuring a head-to-head advantage if both clubs finish with identical records.
• Tampa Bay fell to 50-46 with its 11th loss in 15 games and closed its road trip 2-7 amid costly fielding miscues and one-run defeats.
• Boston now owns the majors’ longest active win streak and heads into the All-Star break riding momentum for its playoff push.