Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela hit solo home runs in back-to-back innings, Connelly Early struck out eight and the Boston Red Sox snapped the Tampa Bay Rays seven-game winning streak with a 2-0 vic...

The Red Sox and Rays were rained out Saturday, setting up an unusual doubleheader: July 17, the first day after the All-Star break.

After tying his shortest outing of the season last week at Houston when he exited after four innings, Early (3-2) allowed four hits and walked one in seven innings, throwing a career-high 96 pitches.