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.
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Red Sox’ Connelly Early posts career-high 7 innings, shuts out Rays in 2-0 win
Early's stellar start snapped Tampa Bay's seven-game winning streak. The post Red Sox’ Connelly Early posts career-high 7 innings, shuts out Rays in 2-0 win appeared first on Boston.com.
Connelly Early hurls a gem as Red Sox defeat Rays
A pair of solo home runs stood up as Connelly Early pitched a career-high seven shutout innings, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.
Boston hits 2 HRs, Early strong as Red Sox beat Rays 2-0, snap Tampa's 7-game win streak
Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela hit solo home runs in back-to-back innings, Connelly Early struck out eight and the Boston Red Sox snapped the Tampa Bay Rays seven-game winning streak with a 2-0 victory.
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