Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays

TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Trevor Story hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Saturday night.

The game was tied 3-3 before Ceddanne Rafaela reached on an error to open the ninth. After a strikeout, Story singled him home. Alex Bregman and Masataka Yoshida followed with RBI singles to secure the win for Boston.

Kyle Harrison started for the Red Sox, allowing one run over six innings. Garrett Whitlock earned the win in relief and Aroldis Chapman got his 31st save. Adrian Houser took a no-decision for Tampa Bay after giving up three runs over six innings. Jesse Scholtens took the loss.

The Red Sox (85-70) won their eighth straight against the Rays (75-80) and remained two games behind the New York Yankees for the top AL wild card.