Junior Caminero homers, Martinez sharp as Rays top Red Sox 4‑1

BOSTON (Interstat) — Junior Caminero hit a solo home run over the Green Monster, Nick Martinez pitched one-run ball into the sixth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 4-1 on Sunday at Fenway Park. The Rays won for the 14th time in 16 games after their seven-game winning streak ended Friday. Tampa Bay held an opponent to three or fewer runs for a franchise-record 16th straight game. Martinez (4-1) allowed seven hits and one earned run in 5 2/3 innings, striking out three. Bryan Baker earned his 10th save with a scoreless ninth. The Rays struck first on Caminero’s 11th homer in the first inning. They added two runs in the third on an RBI single by Chandler Simpson and a run-scoring single by Ben Williamson. Tampa Bay made it 4-0 in the sixth when Cedric Mullins’ sacrifice bunt scored Williamson. Boston got its only run in the bottom half on Mickey Gasper’s RBI single. Red Sox starter Payton Tolle (1-2) allowed three earned runs in five innings. Attendance was 33,489. Time of game: 2:42.