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The Red Sox won their 8th game in a row Friday night on a walk-off Green Monster home run by the unstoppable Ceddanne Rafaela.
Down a run, Ceddanne Rafaela provided the Boston Red Sox with two. In fact, the star centerfielder left Fenway Park entirely with a towering, two-run, walk-off home run on Friday night. It's just the latest amazing feat for a guy proving himself to be one of the best players in baseball, at least right now.
When the Red Sox extended Brayan Bello and Ceddanne Rafaela last spring, they envisioned what they're getting out of those players now.
Alex Bregman is back. The Red Sox third baseman was officially activated from the injured list prior to Friday’s game and will bat second in his return against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hunter Dobbins was also activated and will get the start against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen.
Playing nine innings while thinking those early extensions for Ceddanne Rafaela and Brayan Bello look pretty good right now …
Preview the July 12 matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run double as part of a three-run seventh inning and Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.