Boston Red Sox Celebrate 10th Straight Win Against Rays

The Boston Red Sox are the hottest team in Major League Baseball heading into the All-Star Break, winning their 10th straight game, 4-1 on Sunday afternoon, July 13th, against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park.

This is their longest winning streak since Boston also won 10 straight games July 2 - 18, 2018. They are a season-high 8 games above .500, for the 1st time since August 7, 2024 when they were 61-53.

Brayan Bello was dominant on the mound. Coming off of his 1st complete game, he went 6.1 innings, allowing 6 hits and 1 run, striking out 5. He lowered his ERA to 3.14 and improved his record to 6-3.

Ceddanne Rafaela was 1-3 blasting his 14th home run in the 6th inning, a 2-run shot. He extended his hitting streak to a career-high 10 games.

Roman Anthony was 1-4 with a double, extending his hitting streak to 9 games.

Trevor Story was 2-3 with a RBI in the 6th inning when Boston scored 3 runs to break the 1-1 tie.

Justin Wilson, Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman combined to hold Tampa Bay to just 2 hits in 2.3 innings, striking out 5. Chapman, heading to the All-Star game, picked up his 17th save.

Check out the highlights of the game.

Boston is now 53-45. They are in 3rd place in the AL East, 3.0 games behind Toronto and own the 2nd Wild Card Playoff Spot.

Boston is off until Friday, July 18th when they will start a 6-game road trip with 3 games against the Chicago Cubs, and then 3 games against the Philadelphia Phillies. The pregame on Friday will start at 1:20 with the 1st pitch at 2:20 on WDEA AM1370.