Sonny Gray Goes 13-1 As Red Sox Top Rays For 13th Straight Win

The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Sunday, July 19th for their 13th straight win to go a season-high 2 games above .500

The 13-game winning streak is tied for the 2nd longest streak in team history (1948) and is behind only a 15-game streak in 1945. They have won 18 of their last 20 games and are 21-5 in their last 26 games.

Sonny Gray started on the mound, picking up the win and is now 12-1. He pitched 6.0 innings, allowing 5 hits and a run on an inside-the-park homer. He struck out 5 and walked 4.

Willson Contreras was 1-3 with a 2-run homer in the 5th inning. The homer was his 22nd of the season.

Andruw Monasterio was 1-3 with a double and run batted in.

Ceddanne Rafaela was 2-4

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Boston is now 50-48 and own the 3rd Wild Card spot. They are in 3rd place in the AL East, 6 games behind the 1st place Tampa Bay Rays and 4.5 games behind the 2nd place Yankees.

Boston opens a 3-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night, July 20th with the pregame starting at 6:10 on WDEA AM 1370.