Boston hits three home runs and Sonny Gray pitches six strong innings to beat Texas and improve to 8-1.
Wilyer Abreu, right, celebrates with Willson Contreras after Abreu hit a solo home run in the seventh inning of the Red Sox's 10-1 win over the Rangers on Friday in Boston. (Charles Krupa/Associated Press)
BOSTON — Ceddanne Rafaela homered and had three RBI, Sonny Gray allowed one run in six innings, and the Boston Red Sox rolled to a 10-1 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu also homered for the Red Sox, who came in with an MLB-worst 10-21 record at home. Rafaela also had two doubles, with the second driving in a run as part of Boston’s four-run fifth inning.
Gray (8-1) allowed one run and three hits in the first and then retired 14 straight before giving up a hit to open the sixth to Joc Pederson, who led off the game with a single and scored on a hit by Wyatt Langford.
Gray struck out seven and walked none while improving to 6-0 in seven starts since being reinstated from the 15-day injured list on May 6. He lowered his ERA from 3.20 to 3.03.
Contreras hit his 14th home run in the first inning, which came after Abreu lifted a sacrifice fly that tied it at 1. Abreu launched a solo homer in the seventh, and Rafaela connected for a two-run shot in the eighth.
The mound matchup featured two pitchers who attended the same university (Vanderbilt) and were drafted in the first round exactly 10 years apart. Boston’s Gray was taken by the Athletics in 2011, while Jack Leiter was selected by the Rangers in 2021.
Leiter (3-6) allowed six runs — five earned — and eight hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked two while dropping his second straight start after winning back-to-back starts in late May.
Rangers outfielder Evan Carter was removed from the game with what the team described as right oblique soreness.
Up nextTexas right-hander Jacob deGrom (5-4, 3.18) opposes Boston left-hander Ranger Suarez (2-3, 3.18) on Saturday.
| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willson Contreras, Sonny Gray lift Red Sox to 13th straight win | 0 | 38.96 | 19-07-2026 |
| 2 | Red Sox rally from 3 down to win 12th in a row | 0 | 37.48 | 19-07-2026 |
| 3 | Rangers top Red Sox in series finale to avoid a sweep | 0 | 36.82 | 15-06-2026 |
| 4 | Tempers flare as Red Sox’s 5-game winning streak ends | 0 | 38.28 | 01-07-2026 |
| 5 | Red Sox make it two straight over Yankees | 0 | 37.48 | 27-06-2026 |
| 6 | Red Sox clinch rare series win at home | 0 | 41.99 | 13-06-2026 |
| 7 | Red Sox beat Nationals for 5th straight win | 0 | 39.5 | 30-06-2026 |
| 8 | Red Sox extend winning streak to 5 | 0 | 37.2 | 09-07-2026 |
| 9 | Red Sox stay hot, win 7th in a row | 0 | 36.66 | 11-07-2026 |
| 10 | Red Sox bats stay quiet in loss to Rays | 0 | 37.48 | 09-06-2026 |