TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Nick Martinez pitched seven strong innings and Bryan Baker earned his 18th save as the Tampa Bay Rays edged the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night at George Steinbrenner Field.

The Rays, who improved to 39-25, trailed 3-0 after Boston scored once in the third inning on Jarren Duran’s single. Tampa Bay answered with three runs in the fourth, fueled by doubles from Ben Williamson and Nick Fortes. The Rays took the lead for good in the sixth on Richie Palacios’ run-scoring single.

Boston (27-38) cut the deficit to 4-3 in the eighth on Marcelo Mayer’s two-run double, but Baker retired the side in order in the ninth. Martinez (6-2) allowed three runs on six hits with two strikeouts in seven innings. Payton Tolle (3-3) took the loss, surrendering four runs on nine hits in six innings.

Ryan Vilade had three hits for Tampa Bay. Attendance was 15,503. The game lasted 2 hours, 10 minutes. The teams meet again Wednesday.