Overview
- Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs and his two‑out, two‑run blast in the seventh flipped a 6-3 deficit into a 7-6 lead in the Red Sox victory on Saturday.
- Boston’s four‑run seventh came against three Tampa Bay relievers and was keyed by an RBI double from Ceddanne Rafaela and a run‑scoring groundout by Masataka Yoshida before Abreu’s homer.
- Patrick Sandoval, making his second start after Tommy John surgery, allowed five runs over five innings while Rays starter Ian Seymour lasted three innings with two homers allowed.
- Ryan Watson earned his first major‑league win with two scoreless innings of relief and Aroldis Chapman closed for the save, recorded as his 21st of the season.
- The win put Boston above .500 for the first time since Opening Day and extended the team’s streak to 12 games, while Tampa Bay’s loss stretched its post‑break slide and left the series set to finish with Shane McClanahan facing Sonny Gray.