The Red Sox (34-36) hit 4 solo Home Runs, including 2 from Marcelo Mayer in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night at Fenway Park.  Greg Weissert worked out a bases loaded jam in the 8th Inning.  Aroldis Chapman worked a ((**(( 9th to close the door on the Rays and register his 12th save. The Sox have won 5 of 7 overall and 3 of their last 4 series.   

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Sox At the Dish: Jaren Duran led off the game with a Home Run on the 1st pitch of the Game from Zack Littell. Marcelo Mayer hit his 1st Fenway Home Run in the 2nd and that put the Red Sox up, 2-1.  Mayer made it 3-1 with another solo shot in the 4th for his 1st career multi-Homer game.  Abraham Toro hit the Red Sox 4th Home Run of the night in the 5th to put the Red Sox up, 4-3.   

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Walker Gets a Win: Walker Buehler gave up 3 earned runs over 7 innings and he picked up his 1st win since April 26th. He walked 1 and struck out 7 over 7.0 full innings.  Buehler improved to 5-4 overall and he also picked up his 2nd win of the season against the Rays Wednesday night. 

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#'s of the Night: The Sox have now won 7 series this season after losing the opener.  Duran has led off a game with a Home Runs 8 times now in his career & for

the third time this season. The Red Sox are now 7-17 in 1-run Games.  With the win in Wednesday night's finale, the Red Sox are 4-2 against the Rays. The 2

teams did not play each other again until July.      

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The Other Call-Up: Along with Roman Anthony, the Red Sox also added 28-year-old right-handed pitcher Brian Van Belle to the 40-man and active rosters on Tuesday.  Van Belle pitched at Miami and is in his 5th year in the Red Sox organization.  He will be the 5th player to make his MLB debut this season, joining Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, Kristian Campbell, & Hunter Dobbins. Van Belle was 5-1 with a 2.29 ERA in 12 Games (8 Game Starts) with Triple-A Worcester.    

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What's On Tap?: The Yankees and Red Sox start their 1st series of the season at Fenway Park Friday night.  Garrett Crochet is slated to face off against Ryan Yarbrough in Friday's oepner. The Sox are in a stretch of playing 9 straight games against AL East clubs. After next Sunday, the Red Sox will embark on a 9-game road trip with 3 in Seattle, 3 in San Francisco, & 3 in Anaheim.          

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The Red Sox (34-36) hit 4 solo Home Runs, including 2 from Marcelo Mayer in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night at Fenway Park.  Greg Weissert worked out a bases loaded jam in the 8th Inning.  Aroldis Chapman worked a ((**(( 9th to close the door on the Rays and register his 12th save. The Sox have won 5 of 7 overall and 3 of their last 4 series.   

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Sox At The Dish: Jaren Duran led off the game with a Home Run on the 1st pitch of the Game from Zack Littell. Marcelo Mayer hit his 1st Fenway Home Run in the 2nd and that put the Red Sox up, 2-1.  Mayer made it 3-1 with another solo shot in the 4th for his 1st career multi-Homer game.  Abraham Toro hit the Red Sox 4th Home Run of the night in the 5th to put the Red Sox up, 4-3.   

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Walker Gets a Win: Walker Buehler gave up 3 earned runs over 7 innings and he picked up his 1st win since April 26th. He walked 1 and struck out 7 over 7.0 full innings.  Buehler improved to 5-4 overall and he also picked up his 2nd win of the season against the Rays Wednesday night. 

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#'s of the Night: The Sox have now won 7 series this season after losing the opener.  Duran has led off a game with a Home Runs 8 times now in his career & for

the third time this season. The Red Sox are now 7-17 in 1-run Games.  With the win in Wednesday night's finale, the Red Sox are 4-2 against the Rays. The 2

teams did not play each other again until July.      

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The Other Call-Up: Along with Roman Anthony, the Red Sox also added 28-year-old right-handed pitcher Brian Van Belle to the 40-man and active rosters on Tuesday.  Van Belle pitched at Miami and is in his 5th year in the Red Sox organization.  He will be the 5th player to make his MLB debut this season, joining Anthony, Marcelo Mayer, Kristian Campbell, & Hunter Dobbins. Van Belle was 5-1 with a 2.29 ERA in 12 Games (8 Game Starts) with Triple-A Worcester.    

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What's On Tap?: The Yankees and Red Sox start their 1st series of the season at Fenway Park Friday night.  Garrett Crochet is slated to face off against Ryan Yarbrough in Friday's oepner. The Sox are in a stretch of playing 9 straight games against AL East clubs. After next Sunday, the Red Sox will embark on a 9-game road trip with 3 in Seattle, 3 in San Francisco, & 3 in Anaheim.          

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LOCKED ON RED SOX POSTCAST- Join us all season long as we go live within minutes of the last out with our latest Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST. We are part of the Locked On Red Sox YouTube Page. Locked On Red Sox - YouTube

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On the X: Follow me on the X (formerly known as the Twitter)  Steve Lenox (@LenoxOnBaseball) / X & we can continue the Red Sox and baseball conversation there.    

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