ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays beat the Red Sox 9-7 Wednesday, riding a strong debut by pitcher Taj Bradley and another offensive onslaught to extend their remarkable season-starting win streak to 12 games,
The victory puts the Rays in position to tie the modern-day, major-league record of 13 straight wins shared by the 1987 Brewers and 1982 Braves in Thursday afternoon’s series finale against Boston.
Wednesday, though, was more of a matter of family business, as the Rays tied the franchise record for a winning streak at any point in a season.