Red Sox edge Rays 5‑3 in doubleheader opener

BOSTON (Interstat) — Wilyer Abreu homered twice and drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader Friday at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox scored three runs in the first inning. Abreu tied the game at 2 with a two-run homer. The Rays had taken a 2-0 lead in the top half on a two-run single by Jonny DeLuca that included a throwing error. Boston added a run in the third and another in the fourth on Anthony Seigler’s RBI double.

Junior Caminero hit a solo homer for Tampa Bay. Greg Weissert earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief, improving to 2-2. Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect ninth for his 20th save. Mason Englert took the loss, falling to 0-3.

The Rays had seven hits, while Boston had eight. Attendance was 34,255. Time of game was 2:30. Boston improved to 48-48, and Tampa Bay fell to 56-40.