{"id":5151,"date":"2026-07-17T22:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5151"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:05:28","slug":"red-sox-hammer-division-leading-rays-in-game-1-of-doubleheader-run-winning-streak-to-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5151","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox hammer division-leading Rays in Game 1 of doubleheader, run winning streak to 10"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The pitching staff carried the Red Sox to a nine-game winning streak that put them back in contention for one of the American League\u2019s wild-card spots.<\/span><\/p>\n

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But coming out of the All-Star break, the offense kept the Sox hot with one of its biggest outbursts of the season at Fenway Park.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sox flashed power and leaned on some small ball to churn out 15 hits in a 10-0 win over the American League East-leading Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Friday. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Carlos Narv\u00e1ez went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs. Masataka Yoshida went 3 for 5 with a homer, and starter Jake Bennett gave the Sox six shutout innings as Boston extended its winning streak to 10 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Sox led, 3-0, through five innings thanks to a one-out sacrifice fly by Jarren Duran and a two-out RBI single by Narv\u00e1ez in the first, plus a solo homer by Yoshida in the fourth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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