Wilyer Abreu homered twice, including a go-ahead two-run shot in the seventh inning, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Fenway Park. The win extended Boston's winning streak to 12 games, matching their longest since 2018.
Abreu, who also homered twice in Friday's game, now has four home runs in the two-game series. His second blast of the night came off Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks and broke a 3-3 tie. Abreu finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
Red Sox starter Brayan Bello allowed three runs over six innings, striking out six. The Rays took an early lead on a two-run homer by Brandon Lowe in the first inning, but Boston tied it in the third on a sacrifice fly by Rafael Devers and an RBI single by Masataka Yoshida.
Kenley Jansen pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save of the season. The Red Sox improved to 58-38, while the Rays fell to 52-44.
