Red Sox Avoid Sweep Beat the Rays 4-3 Sunday

The Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon 4-3 avoiding the sweep and ending Tampa's 8 game winning streak

Rick Porcello went 7,2 innings allowing 7 hits and 3 earned runs while striking out 6. He didn't walk anyone. He allowed his first homer all season, having gone 34.2 innings without giving up a homer until today to Denard Span.

Craig Kimbrel pitched the 1.1 innings picking up the win. He struck out 3, including the final 2 batters stranding runners at 2nd and 3rd.

JD Martinez was a perfect 4-4 driving in 2 runs. He leads the team with 22 RBI's including 7 in his last 4 games.

Sandy Leon was 1-3 hitting the go ahead single with 2 outs in the bottom of the 8th inning. He also recorded his 1st career stolen base.

The Red Sox are now 20-7 and this was their 11th come from behind victory. This is the club's 2nd best 27 game start in history. They were 23-4 in 1946. they were also 20-7 in 1994 and 2002.

The Red Sox start a 3 game series on Monday against the Kansas City Royals. Eduardo Rodriguez 3-0 will take the mound for the Red Sox with the pregame starting at 6:25 and 1st pitch at 7:10 on AM 1370 WDEA