Simpson and Caminero lead Rays past Red Sox 8-4 for 7th consecutive victory

— Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson broke a sixth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight game by beating the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Thursday night.
May 7, 2026, 10:24 pm - AP
TB
BOS
123456789RHE
0300020128131
030000010470
H. Bigge
win

H. Bigge1-0

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB
J. Bennett
loss

J. Bennett1-1

5.1 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

TBBOS
2ndWilliamson singled to right, DeLuca scored.10
2ndMullins reached on bunt single to first, Williamson scored, Fortes to third.20
2ndDíaz hit sacrifice fly to center, Fortes scored, Walls to second, Mullins to third.30
2ndRafaela reached on infield single to shortstop, Story scored, Yoshida to second.31
2ndWong grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Yoshida scored, Mayer to second, Mayer safe at third on throwing error by shortstop Walls.32
2ndDurbin singled to right, Mayer scored, Wong to second.33
6thSimpson singled to center, Caminero scored and DeLuca scored, Williamson to second.53
8thSimpson tripled to right, Williamson scored.63
8thAbreu hit sacrifice fly to right, Duran scored.64
9thCaminero homered to center (449 feet), Palacios scored.84

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB
(25-12)
(25-12, 11-8 Away)
(25-12)
Griffin Jax
(6-9, 3.63)
+100
ML
+100
o8.5
-108
-1.5
+155
Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS
(16-22)
(16-22, 6-11 Home)
(16-22)
Jake Bennett
(7-4, 2.90)
u8.5
-118
-121
u8.5
-112
+1.5
-189
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