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Wilyer Abreu hits 2 HRs as Red Sox beat Rays for 12th straight win
Abreu drove in four runs with two homers, including the go-ahead shot in the seventh, as Boston stretched its winning streak to 12 games.
- On Saturday, Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays and extending their winning streak to 12 games.
- Abreu's go-ahead two-run shot in the seventh inning off Garrett Cleavinger capped a four-run rally that erased a 6-3 deficit, giving him four homers in two games.
- Boston's 12-game winning streak matches the third-longest in franchise history, a dramatic turnaround for a team that spent 95 straight games at or below.500 this season, according to ESPN Research.
- Rays hitter Victor Mesa Jr. hit a two-run homer into Tampa Bay's bullpen, but Boston closer Aroldis Chapman secured the final outs for his 21st save, handing Cleavinger the loss.
- Sunday's series finale offers Boston an opportunity to secure their 13th consecutive victory, a feat the franchise has not accomplished since 1948.
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Wilyer Abreu hits 2 HRs as Red Sox beat Rays for 12th straight win
BOSTON (AP) — Wilyer Abreu hit two home runs – the second a go-ahead, two-run shot in the seventh inning that gave him four homers in two games — and the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday to extend their winning streak to 12 games.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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