Tampa Bay Rays beat the Red Sox

As they defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night, the Tampa Bay Rays maintained their perfect start to the season.

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-7 to extend their winning run to 12 games. Taj Bradley won his major league debut with five strong innings.

The Milwaukee Brewers (1987) and Atlanta Braves (1982) both had 13-game winning streaks, but the Rays’ 12-game winning streak to start the season ranks third-best in major league history.

For Tampa Bay, Wander Franco had three doubles, two runs, two RBIs, and a stolen base to go along with Randy Arozarena’s three-run home run and four other RBIs. Vidal Brujan and Christian Bethancourt each hit 2-for-3.

Tampa Bay resorted to Taj Bradley, the top prospect in the organization, a 22-year-old right-hander, when starting pitcher Zach Eflin was placed on the disabled list.

Bradley (1-0) struck out eight batters while walking one and giving up three runs on five hits.