Red Sox beat the Rays 6-1 behind Contreras and Gray for their 13th straight win
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Boston Red Sox's Wilson Contreras celebrates after his two-run home as he runs the bases in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, July 19, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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BOSTON (AP) -- Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer, Sonny Gray gave up one run and five hits over six innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Sunday for their 13th win in a row.The streak is tied for the second-best in franchise history with a 13-game run in July 1948. The franchise's longest was 15 games in June 1946.
Gray (12-1) struck out five and issued four walks in his ninth consecutive quality start. He has not allowed more than three runs since April 14.After Victor Mesa Jr. hit an inside-the-park homer in the second inning to give the Rays a 1-0 lead, Andruw Monasterio tied it in the bottom half with an RBI double.Boston scored three more in the third without a hit. Jahmai Jones came home on a passed ball and Wilyer Abreu scored on a fielder's choice. Junior Caminero's throw struck Abreu in the back as he slid into home, allowing all runners to advance safely.Contreras scored from third on Romy Gonzalez's ground out to make it 4-1.Contreras swung on the first pitch he saw in the fifth for a two-run, 414-foot homer to the triangle in Fenway's center field.
Rays starter Shane McClanahan (8-6) allowed six runs (four earned) on five hits in five innings. He struck out three and walked three.Up nextThe Rays head to Toronto for a four-game set with the Blue Jays, with RHP Nick Martinez (8-2, 2.65 ERA) taking the hill against RHP Dylan Cease (6-4, 2.56).The Red Sox continue their 10-game homestand with a three-game series against the Orioles. LHP Payton Tolle (5-6, 3.11 ERA) starts opposite RHP Shane Baz (4-9, 4.19).___
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