Red Sox Fall Out of First Place, Rays Take Top Spot

Wander Franco had two key run-scoring hits, the Tampa Bay bullpen worked out of a pair of bases-loaded jams, and the Rays moved into first place in the AL East with a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Franco’s RBI triple off Nathan Eovaldi gave Tampa Bay a 6-5 lead in the sixth, and he added a run-scoring single during a three-run eighth that made it 9-5. Francisco Mejía had a two-run single in the eighth. Relievers Andrew Kittredge and Matt Wisler worked out of base-loaded jams as Tampa Bay moved a half-game ahead of Boston in the division.