Red Sox Rout Rays 10‑0 in Doubleheader Opener

BOSTON (Interstat) — Jake Bennett pitched six strong innings and Carlos Narváez drove in three runs as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-0 on Friday afternoon at Fenway Park in the first game of a doubleheader.

Bennett allowed one hit, struck out three and earned his fifth win. Alec Gamboa earned his first save with three hitless innings of relief. Griffin Jax took the loss, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits over five innings.

Boston pounded out 15 hits, scoring two in the second, one in the fourth, six in the sixth and one in the seventh. Narváez singled in the second, then homered in the seventh. Masataka Yoshida hit a solo homer in the fourth. Jarren Duran drove in three runs on a sacrifice fly and a single. Caleb Durbin went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Ceddanne Rafaela doubled in a run.

Tampa Bay managed only three hits, with Taylor Walls going 1-for-3. The Rays fell to 56-39 while Boston improved to 47-48. Attendance was 36,774, and the game lasted 2 hours, 19 minutes.