Ramos homers as Rays beat Red Sox for 8th straight win
BOSTON » Wilson Ramos went deep again and scored on Denard Span’s insidethe-park homer, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 12-6 on Saturday for their eighth consecutive victory.
It’s the longest win streak for Tampa Bay since taking nine in a row in July 2014. The resurgent Rays have won nine of 10 overall to move within one game of .500 at 12-13.
Johnny Field and Carlos Gomez also connected for Tampa Bay, and Matt Duffy finished with four hits. Field’s three-run drive in the ninth was his first career homer.
Boston lost for the fifth time in seven games. It also had to replace star outfielder Mookie Betts after the fourth inning due to tightness in his right hamstring. DIAMONDBACKS 4, NATIONALS3» David Peralta homered twice for Arizona, and Nick Ahmed scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning. DODGERS 15, GIANTS 6 » Chase Utley hit three doubles and a single as Los Angeles did damage against every San Francisco pitcher except emergency reliever Pablo Sandoval.
Sandoval was summoned from third base to begin the ninth inning and, in his first major league pitching appearance, retired three straight batters on grounders. MARINERS 12, INDIANS 4 » Jean Segura hit a two-run homer and matched a career high with four RBIs, powering the Mariners to the victory. RANGERS 7, BLUE JAYS 4 » Bartolo Colon pitched seven efficient innings to earn first win with Texas.
Robinson Chirinos hit two solo home runs and Jurickson Profar belted a two-run shot as the Rangers posted their season-high third straight victory. CUBS 3, BREWERS 0 » Cubs left-hander Jose Quintana pitched seven sharp innings to continue his dominance of the Brewers.
Quintana (3-1) has thrown his 24 straight scoreless innings against Milwaukee dating to July 28. TWINS 3, REDS 1 » Jake Odorizzi pitched into the seventh inning, Mitch Garver homered and the Twins snapped an eight-game losing streak. WHITE SOX 8, ROYALS 0» Carson Fulmer pitched seven innings of four-hit ball and Daniel Palka had four hits, leading Chicago to another victory over Kansas City.