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Red Sox Sweep Rays as Boston Wins 13th Straight Game

GatorTimSports July 19, 2026

Thirteen in a row.

Let that sink in for a second, because Boston sure has — the Sox just completed a four-game sweep of the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays, and in doing so tied the second-longest winning streak in franchise history, a mark set back in July 1948. Only a 15-game run from 1946 still stands above it.  

The Sunday finale had a bit of everything.  Sonny Gray wasn’t sharp as he allowed a season high four walks, but in the end, Sonny had the best start for the Boston Red Sox since Chris Sale in 2018. 

Willson Contreras added a two-run homer, and Tampa Bay went a combined 0-for-15 with runners in scoring position across the finale. That’s not luck. That’s a team playing playoff-caliber baseball at exactly the right moment.

Zoom out and the number that should really turn heads is 18-2 over the last 20 games. That’s not a hot week — that’s a sustained level of play that reshapes how a season is read.

So, how long will it last?

Winning streaks always end, and even 1946’s Sox eventually lost a game. But the underlying signs here are more encouraging than a typical hot streak, especially considering how bad they started earlier in the year.

What has helped immensely, though, is Boston has had some great starting pitching as well as timely power, and a lineup that’s firing on all cylinders.

That’s a formula that tends to age well, even if the streak itself won’t last forever.

I’m excited to see how far the Red Sox will go, but I’m definitely not looking forward to the loss. 

As I’ve said before, if they can go 7-3 or even 6-4 during this 10-game home stretch, I’m a believer!

Boston starts a new series against Baltimore next and will close out Fenway with a matchup against Toronto before heading west to face the Oakland Athletics.