Red Sox rally past Rays with Abreu’s two homers

BOSTON (Interstat) — Wilyer Abreu homered twice and drove in three runs, capping a four-run seventh inning with a two-run shot, as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park.

Tampa Bay took a 6-3 lead in the top of the seventh on Jonny DeLuca’s solo homer. Boston answered with four runs in the bottom half. Masataka Yoshida’s groundout cut the deficit to 6-4, and Ceddanne Rafaela’s double made it 6-5. Abreu then launched his second homer of the afternoon, a two-run blast to right-center, putting Boston ahead.

Abreu finished 2 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs. Jahmai Jones also homered for Boston, a two-run shot in the second. Victor Mesa Jr. homered for Tampa Bay.

Ryan Watson (1-0) pitched two innings of relief, allowing one earned run and earning the win. Garrett Cleavinger (2-3) took the loss after giving up the go-ahead runs. Aroldis Chapman earned his 21st save with a scoreless ninth.

Tampa Bay outhit Boston 10-6. The attendance was 33,077. The game lasted 2 hours, 44 minutes. The Rays fell to 56-41; the Red Sox improved to 49-48.