TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Brandon Lowe hit his 30th home run and Christopher Morel drove in four runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Sunday night at George Steinbrenner Field, snapping an eight-game losing streak against their AL East rivals.

The Rays scored three runs in the first inning, keyed by a two-run double from Morel. Lowe’s solo shot in the sixth broke a 3-3 tie, and Morel delivered a two-run single in a three-run eighth to secure the win. Boston’s runs came on a fourth-inning RBI double by Ceddanne Rafaela and a two-run seventh.

Garrett Cleavinger (2-6) earned the win in relief for the Rays (76-80). Boston starter Connelly Early (1-1) took the loss. Despite the defeat, the Red Sox (85-71) maintained their one-game lead for the American League’s second wild card. The game took 2:50 and attracted a crowd of 10,046.