ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Shut down and shut out through six innings Thursday, the Rays rallied for five runs in the seventh and beat the Red Sox, 5-4, to complete a four-game series sweep.
Taylor Walls and Yandy Diaz had the big hits in the Rays’ big inning, in which they chased starter Kutter Crawford and beat up on reliever John Schreiber to take a 5-3 lead.
The ninth inning was tense, as Jalen Beeks allowed a Xander Bogaerts leadoff single, then an Alex Verdugo double that got the Red Sox within one.
