BOSTON– Amed Rosario hit a two-run triple during Tampa Bay’s three-run first inning and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3 on Monday night.
Rosario added an RBI double and Yandy Díaz had three hits for the Rays, who are on a 13-game streak against rival AL East clubs.
Boston’s Tyler O’Neill hit his tenth home run, a three-run shot. The Red Sox have won their last two games.
Rays starter Zach Eflin (3-4) gave up three runs on six hits in five innings. Their bullpen took over from there, with three relievers holding Boston to two singles.
The teams opened a sequence of seven games in 10 days against each other.
Jose Siri’s sacrifice fly pushed Tampa Bay ahead 4-3 in the fourth after José Caballero hit a double just inside the right field foul line and stole third. Rosário scored a double in the eighth.
Kevin Kelly pitched two innings of one-hit relief, Garrett Cleavinger worked the eighth and Jason Adam got the final three outs for his third save. Adam struck out the bottom three after a leadoff walk.
Tampa Bay took a 3-0 lead over Kutter Crawford (2-2). Rosario’s double hit just hit center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela’s glove on a full-plunge attempt before Richie Palacios followed with an RBI single.
Crawford settled down after that and allowed four runs on seven hits in six innings, throwing a career-high 101 pitches.
He entered with a 1.75 ERA and allowed two or fewer runs in seven of his previous eight starts.
O’Neill hit a low curveball completely out of Fenway Park over the Green Monster, an estimated 426 feet that tied him in the bottom half.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Rays: Coach Kevin Cash said before the game that INF Isaac Paredes was fully healthy after being hit in the helmet by a pitch on Sunday, but he had the day off. … Cash also said 2B Brandon Lowe (injured list, right oblique strain) “is still feeling it a little bit. … he will ask a doctor for his opinion (Tuesday morning). He was pulled from a rehab game with Triple-A Durham on May 10. … Díaz appeared to twist his back on a hit in the seventh, but remained.
NEXT
Rays: RHP Aaron Civale (2-3, 5.88) is scheduled to make his first career appearance at Fenway, starting Tuesday night. The 28-year-old grew up a Red Sox fan in East Windsor, Connecticut, and attended college at nearby Northeastern University.
Red Sox: RHP Nick Pivetta (1-2, 3.60) is ready to make his second start since coming off the IL.
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