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Boston hits 2 HRs, Early strong as Red Sox beat Rays 2-0, snap Tampa's 7-game win streak
Connelly Early struck out eight and allowed four hits as Boston ended Tampa Bay’s seven-game winning streak with solo homers from Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela.
On Friday, the Red Sox snapped the Tampa Bay Rays' 7-game win streak with a 2-0 victory at Fenway Park, marking the second time in three games Boston won despite recording only four hits.
Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela each delivered solo home runs to provide all the scoring; Abreu's shot was his first at Fenway this year, helping the team get on the board early.
Connelly Early threw seven shutout innings, escaping a bases-loaded jam in the third inning with nobody out. Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said the escape "saved the game, because that was a really really bad spot."
Relievers Garrett Whitlock and Aroldis Chapman secured the victory, improving Boston's record to 17-22 while maintaining a perfect 3-0 mark when wearing Fenway Green uniforms this season.
Today at Fenway Park, Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle faces Rays right-hander Nick Martinez as Boston seeks to secure a series split with another victory.