⁍ Boston’s Martin Perez won for the first time in seven starts, and the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday.
⁍ Both Arroyo and Christian Vazquez slugged two-run homers, and Rafael Devers went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
⁍ The win gave the Red Sox (17-31) a split of the four-game series, but the Rays (30-17) claimed seven of 10 against their division rival.
– The Boston Red Sox managed to avoid a four-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Boston’s Martin Perez won for the first time in seven starts, Christian Arroyo homered for the second straight game, and the Red Sox beat the Rays 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at St. Petersburg, Fla. Perez (3-4) tossed five innings and gave up three runs on five hits with six strikeouts. It was his first victory since Aug. 5 when he and four relievers combined on a 5-0 blanking at Tropicana Field—the only shutout against the Rays this year. Both Arroyo and Christian Vazquez slugged two-run homers, Rafael Devers went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI, and Yairo Munoz had two hits, a double, two runs and a stolen base. The win gave the Red Sox (17-31) a split of the four-game series, but the Rays (30-17) claimed seven of 10 against their division rival in the just-completed season series. Tampa Bay’s Charlie Morton allowed three runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings in his third start since returning from the injured list after right shoulder inflammation.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/baseball-mlb-tb-bos/perez-arroyo-get-red-sox-past-rays-idUSMTZXEG9DM6QEJ1