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Tampa Bay Rays earn 9-2 win over Red Sox to open doubleheader

BOSTON (AP) — Ryan Yarbrough held Boston to an unearned run into the eighth inning, Travis d’Arnaud hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox 9-2 in the opener of day-night doubleheader Saturday.

It was the Rays’ fourth straight victory and made them 4-0 at Fenway Park this season.

Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a solo homer for Boston, which has dropped the first two of a four-game series.

JBJ sends his 5th home run of the season off Pesky's Pole! pic.twitter.com/nDsCyFK69l

— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) June 8, 2019

For the second straight game, a Rays starter kept the Red Sox hitters very quiet.