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Surging Red Sox Win Again on Rafaela’s Walk-Off Home Run

SUFFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 12 – Rafaela’s two-run homer ended a 5-4 game, boosting Boston’s eight-game win streak and highlighting his .314 batting average over the last 25 games, teammates said.

  • On July 12, 2025, Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run, 406-foot walk-off home run at Fenway Park to win 5-4 for the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays.
  • The Red Sox trailed 4-1 after three unearned runs but closed the gap to 4-3 in the fourth inning before Rafaela’s homer secured the victory.
  • Rafaela entered the game batting.328 with 10 homers, 12 doubles, and a seven-game RBI streak, while shortstop Trevor Story played his 1,000th MLB game with two hits.
  • The walk-off homer came on a 1-2 count slider from Tampa Bay closer Pete Fairbanks, who holds a 4-3 record, and the home run flew over the Green Monster.
  • The victory extended Boston’s winning streak to eight games, improved their standing to third in the AL East, and kept them holding the second Wild Card spot.
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Red Sox look to enter break on 10-game win streak

The Boston Red Sox will be looking to extend their winning streak to 10 games Sunday when they wrap up a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.

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NBC Boston broke the news in Boston, United States on Friday, July 11, 2025.
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