Red Sox win 11th straight, reach .500 after doubleheader sweep

sportsJul 18, 202655290

The Boston Red Sox completed a doubleheader sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays, winning the nightcap 5-3 to extend their winning streak to 11 games and move to 48-48. Wilyer Abreu homered twice, including a two-run shot that tied the game and his 13th homer that put Boston ahead; it was his sixth career multi-homer game. All-Star Willson Contreras returned from a five-game suspension and hit his 21st homer as a back-to-back first-inning response to an early Rays lead. Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero hit his AL-leading 29th homer to tie the game at 3 in the third, and Mason Englert (0-3) allowed five runs in five innings for the Rays. Greg Weissert (2-2) was one of six Red Sox relievers who combined for 6 2/3 scoreless innings, and All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman worked a perfect ninth for his 20th save. Boston had beaten Tampa Bay 10-0 in Friday’s opener behind six strong innings from rookie Jake Bennett and homers by Masataka Yoshida and Carlos Narvarez. Tampa Bay plans lefty Ian Seymour (6-2, 4.59 ERA) to start Saturday against Boston lefty Patrick Sandoval (0-0, 2.08).

Micah

@rincewind.run

the Red Sox are, and I cannot believe I’m not making this up, back to .500

923h ago

Brad Casalinuovo2

1988: Morgan’s Magic 2026: Breslow’s Bullshit

incapotomus.bsky.social2

real Indictment of both the modern manfred postseason and the garbage of the American league that we are (lol) in a playoff position after that I think

natwell.bsky.social1

They’ve had a heck of a stretch, 17 of their last 19!

tgrantjames.bsky.social1

1/3 of their 48 wins have come in the past 22 days

Cassie 🏳️‍⚧️1

The team is 19-5 since I saw my first in-person game of the year up in Seattle

Josh Kantor

@jtkantor.bsky.social

Commemorating the Red Sox current 11-game winning streak with Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack's "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love For You."

624h ago

see schrader1

it seems the natural thing to do tbh

Mike Gaz1

No "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You, Tonight" or "Big Bottom"?

Chad Finn

@chadfinn.bsky.social

So tired of this .500 baseball! The Red Sox should be so … Wait, is my tone off? I think it might be off.

584h ago

longandcomplicated.bsky.social2

This is the happiest .500 team in the history of the sport.

rreardon.bsky.social1

Zen Zen Just enjoy the moment

Red Sox Nation Stats

@rsnstats.com

#RedSox pitching has now allowed 17 runs over their last 11 games, including 3 total runs in two games today. 17 is the fewest runs allowed over any 11-game span of any single season in BOS club history. The previous record was 21 runs allowed (8 times, most recently in 2001).

194h ago

Dart Adams

@dartadams.bsky.social

The Boston Red Sox are a .500 team again and presently sit in the final Wild Card position…

113h ago

carrie carrarium @ #SGDQ2026

@carrarium.bsky.social

MY BOSTON RED SOX ARE OFFICIALLY .500 11 GAMES IN A ROW POUND BACK A CRISP 'GANSETT AND LET'S PARTY 🍻⚾

103h ago

Mark Armour

@markarmour04.bsky.social

A few weeks ago when the Red Sox were in last place I said “they will win 16 of 18 and get right back in this thing.”

53h ago

joecorey3rd.bsky.social

@joecorey3rd.bsky.social

After looking like this season was a complete dumpster fire, the Red Sox have won 11 straight, reached .500 and are in the wild card hunt.

44h ago

RSNStats LIVE!

@live.rsnstats.com

Today's was the 6th career game with 2 home runs for Wilyer Abreu, all with #RedSox. Club record for multi-HR games is held by Hall of Famer David Ortiz (49 games). Hall of Famers Ted Williams (37 games) and Jim Rice (35 G) rank 2nd and 3rd, respectively, in franchise history.

44h ago

Tony

@tonycrisler17.bsky.social

"The Red Sox are smoking like it's 4/20." By, Jonathan Papelbon

34h ago

Kerry

@kerrylyn130.bsky.social

The Red Sox have won 11 in a row after their dreadful start but Mike Elias and the media will continue gaslighting us that winning 4 in a row and sweeping a terrible team like the royals is what is considered a “turnaround.” But don’t dare question JCM’s use of that word. It will hurt his feelings.

34h ago

TBottPlimoth.bsky.social

@tbottplimoth.bsky.social

Why can’t the Boston Red Sox get players like Mookie Betts.

33h ago

Bri Marie D

@brimaried.bsky.social

Red Sox winning 11 straight and getting to 500 finally, still doesn’t ease the pain but I have seen this show before i won’t get my hopes up but would be nice to see a playoff run.

32h ago

Charles D

@cdulaney85.bsky.social

Red Sox have won almost a dozen in a row and still 8 games back in the division - man that first couple months is going to haunt them all year long

14h ago

PCalico

@pcalico.eurosky.social

Red Sox 48 & 48! 11 wins in a row! (at some point regression toward the mean will set in. but enjoying for now)

14h ago

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