Overview

• Boston extended its winning streak to 10 games—the franchise’s longest since July 2018—with a 4–1 series-clinching victory over the Rays on Sunday.
• Ceddanne Rafaela delivered a two-run homer in the sixth inning and Trevor Story added a go-ahead RBI single to power the offense.
• Brayan Bello scattered six hits over 6⅓ innings for a one-run gem, following Garrett Crochet’s first-career complete game in Saturday’s 1–0 win.
• The four-game sweep secured Boston the head-to-head tiebreaker over Tampa Bay and bolstered its hold on the second AL wild-card spot at 53–45.
• Tampa Bay has dropped 11 of its last 15 games and enters the break at 50–47, fourth in the AL East and outside the wild-card field.