ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Willy Adames homered, Michael Perez drove in four runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Friday night for their sixth straight win.
Perez had a two-run double in the second, and a two-run single in Tampa Bay’s five-run third. His four RBIs matched his total in his first 20 games.
The Rays had six consecutive singles in the third against Hector Velazquez (7-2), who gave up eight runs and nine hits in 2 2/3 innings to raise his earned run average from 2.74 to 3.69.
Ji-Man Choi and Adames scored in three straight innings for the Rays.