{"id":303553,"date":"2026-06-11T05:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/303553\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T05:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T05:08:11","slug":"drew-rasmussen-fans-a-career-high-13-as-rays-sweep-red-sox-with-a-7-5-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/303553\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Rasmussen fans a career-high 13 as Rays sweep Red Sox with a 7-5 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tampa<\/a>Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen delivers to the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo\/Chris O’Meara)<\/p>\n

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) \u2014 Drew Rasmussen struck out a career-high 13 and two-hit the Boston Red Sox over seven scoreless innings, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-5 victory Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nick Fortes, Yandy D\u00edaz and Taylor Walls had multiple hits for the Rays, who swept the Red Sox for the first time since 2023.<\/p>\n

Rasmussen (6-2) fanned his first four hitters, faced the minimum through four innings and didn\u2019t allow a runner to reach third base. Boston\u2019s 1-4 batters were a combined 0 for 11 with 11 strikeouts against the Tampa Bay righty, who left with a 5-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Boston then jumped on the Rays\u2019 bullpen with a four-run eighth, including Ceddanne Rafaela\u2019s three-run homer. Caleb Durbin also homered in the frame to put the Red Sox on the board.<\/p>\n

But Fortes answered with his fourth hit, matching a career high, and Cedric Mullins hit a two-run homer off Boston reliever Justin Slaten. Garrett Cleavinger pitched the ninth for his second save, despite surrendering another homer to Durbin.<\/p>\n

The small-ball Rays scored in the third when Fortes doubled off the wall, Mullins\u2019 sacrifice bunt moved Fortes to third and Taylor Walls scored him on a sacrifice fly.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay used three infield hits \u2014 including an Austin Slater RBI double off the leg of Boston starter Jake Bennett (1-2) \u2014 to score three in the fifth.<\/p>\n

D\u00edaz, who had three hits and two RBIs, extended the longest on-base streak in the majors to 24 games.<\/p>\n

The Rays are 12-0 against the AL East at Tropicana Field, the majors\u2019 longest season-opening home streak against division opponents since 2009.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Boston returns home to face Texas on Friday with RHP Sonny Gray (7-1, 3.20 ERA) on the mound.<\/p>\n

Tampa Bay begins a road trip against the Angels on Friday with LHP Shane McLanahan (6-3, 2.85) scheduled to start. Neither Texas nor Los Angeles has announced a starter.<\/p>\n

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