TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Jarren Duran hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Boston Red Sox eliminated the Tampa Bay Rays from postseason contention with an 11-7 win Friday night at George Steinbrenner Field.

Garrett Crochet struck out nine over six innings for the win. The Red Sox broke open a 3-3 game with a seven-run eighth inning, capitalizing on two Rays errors and a hit batter. Duran also singled in the big inning, while Ceddanne Rafaela went 4 for 5 with an RBI.

Yandy Díaz homered for Tampa Bay, and Everson Pereira hit a grand slam in the ninth. The Red Sox, who had 12 hits, maintained their slim lead for the American League’s final wild-card spot. The game took 3 hours, 1 minute and drew a crowd of 10,046.