Don’t look now, but the Boston Red Sox are surging before the upcoming All-Star break. Down one run entering the ninth, Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela hit a two-run, walk-off homer over the Green Monster to punctuate the 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday and extend the team’s winning streak to a season-high eight games. The walk-off heroics followed an RBI single from Rafaela in the second inning, which extended his streak of RBIs to seven games. Shortstop Trevor Story appeared in his 1,000th game and was a key part of the offense on Friday night with two hits, putting himself one hit away from 1,000 in his career. Boston (51-45) is as hot as any team in the league following its most recent victory on Friday. A 9-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on June 27 was the sixth straight loss for the Red Sox and their third time in those six games allowing nine runs. Since then, they have won 11 of their last 13 games, scoring 10 or more runs six times. During their current eight-game winning streak,Read More
Red Sox stay hot with walk-off win over Rays
