{"id":5236,"date":"2026-07-19T04:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T04:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5236"},"modified":"2026-07-19T04:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T04:05:17","slug":"red-sox-grab-12th-consecutive-win-on-wilyer-abreus-late-go-ahead-home-run-against-rays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5236","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox grab 12th consecutive win on Wilyer Abreu\u2019s late go-ahead home run against Rays"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>The rain was falling and the Fenway Park fans were standing, yelling, chanting when the magic returned Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5234\">Red Sox pitching has been a pillar in their dominant 11-0 win streak<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>In the seventh inning of their 12th consecutive win, the Red Sox rallied for four runs against three Rays relievers, a sequence punctuated \u2014 with an exclamation point \u2014 by perhaps the most electrifying moment of the season and The Streak so far: Wilyer Abreu\u2019s two-out, two-run home run against Garrett Cleavinger.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Alex Speier| On baseball: Red Sox pitching has been a pillar in their dominant 12-game win streak<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Abreu\u2019s second home run of the game flipped a one-run deficit into a one-run lead in the Sox\u2019 7-6 triumph.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNever a doubt,\u201d Chad Tracy, who has guided the team to a 39-31 record since taking over as interim manager, said with a happy sigh. \u201cWhen you get a team that\u2019s going the way we are, they believe they can win in any game. And even if you\u2019re down a few runs, they believe they can come back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox, at 49-48, possess a winning record for the first time since they were 1-0 after Opening Day. The last time they had a longer winning streak was 1948, when they ripped off 13 in a row. And they ended the day in sole possession of the last American League wild-card spot \u2014 their best standing in the playoff picture all year.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cI haven\u2019t been here long, but the entire vibe really feels like we\u2019re in it until the game\u2019s over,\u201d said Jahmai Jones, who homered in his first start with the Sox. \u201cSo as the momentum\u2019s building and everything\u2019s happening, in the dugout, you can feel the good tension of everybody anticipating.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Added reliever Ryan Watson, who recorded his first career win: \u201cWe never feel out of it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The game-turning rally started when Andruw Monasterio doubled to left field. Jarren Duran reached on first baseman Ryan Vilade\u2019s throwing error, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Masataka Yoshida grounded out to second for a run. Anthony Seigler\u2019s strikeout moved the Rays (56-41) to within an out of escaping with a two-run lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Sunday baseball notes| Sorting out the sellers in the MLB trade market, and other thoughts as the Aug. 3 deadline approaches<\/div>\n<p><span>When Ceddanne Rafaela lofted a fly ball to left field, he thought it would be caught. But left fielder Chandler Simpson pulled up early, allowing it to go off the Green Monster for an RBI double.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In came Cleavinger. Up stepped Abreu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Abreu took three consecutive balls, then a strike over the heart of the plate \u2014 just to see if Cleavinger could do it. The fifth pitch nipped the outside edge of the zone, pushing the count full.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI just tried to stay humble in my approach,\u201d Abreu said. \u201cTry to get a good pitch to hit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>He hit a humble 435-foot home run to right-center field, over the Red Sox\u2019 bullpen, to trigger a bona fide Fenway frenzy from the announced crowd of 33,077.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5232\">Red Sox aiming for Ranger Suarez to return on homestand this week<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Abreu pounded his chest with his left fist three times as he turned to and shouted at his dugout.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI said in Spanish, \u2018T\u00fa eres loco,\u2019\u201d Abreu said. \u201cLike, are you crazy?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A less literal translation, Abreu said: Are you kidding me?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Even the Red Sox cannot quite comprehend what the Red Sox are doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt\u2019s fun to play right now,\u201d said Abreu, who became the first Sox player since Mookie Betts in 2016 to hit multiple home runs in consecutive games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Aroldis Chapman navigated a scoreless ninth, stranding runners at second and third, for his 388th career save. He is two shy of tying Dennis Eckersley for ninth on the all-time list.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the back-and-forth early goings, the clubs combined for five plays that created or broke a tie across the opening four innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tampa Bay lefty Ian Seymour, a Westborough native and St. John\u2019s Shrewsbury alumnus making his first start (third appearance) at Fenway, gave up three runs in three innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Lefthander Patrick Sandoval, in his second start back from injury, yielded five runs (four earned) and nine hits in five innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cNot even I could ruin the streak,\u201d Sandoval cracked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After the Rays opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the top of the second, the Sox struck right back in the bottom of the frame. Monasterio worked a two-out, 10-pitch walk \u2014 ball four determined by the automatic ball-strike challenge system \u2014 to bring up Jones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Jones walloped a two-strike, two-run home run to left.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou get your first start with the new team, you want to try to do everything you can,\u201d said Jones, whom the Sox acquired from the Tigers on Tuesday to be a part-timer against lefthanded pitchers. \u201cTo be able to do that here \u2014 with this team, how they\u2019re playing \u2014 it\u2019s awesome. It\u2019s a great feeling.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In the third, Abreu smoked a two-out homer to center for a fleeting lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Rays added three against Sandoval in the fourth. They nearly had another, but a relay from center fielder Rafaela to second baseman Anthony Seigler to catcher Carlos Narv\u00e1ez cut down Yandy D\u00edaz at the plate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That set the stage for the late dramatics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Red Sox know this won\u2019t last forever, so they want to make the most of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAll the things are going our way, so that\u2019s something that we have to take advantage of,\u201d Abreu said. \u201cWe just try to keep competing, try to keep the winning streak going.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=5231\">Taylor Farms to remove some products after link to Cyclospora cases<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Red Sox overcame a shaky start by Patrick Sandoval and scored four runs in the seventh inning for the win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5235,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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