Rays top Red Sox 9-3 and tie record with 13-0 start

The Tampa Bay Rays tied MLB’s post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at the start of the season, rallying to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 on Thursday.

Tampa Bay matched the 13-0 start of the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers and now they are aiming at the only longer opening streak, which is 20-0 start by the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association.

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Tampa Bay trailed 3-1 at one point of the game. Ramirez started the big rally with a double off Corey Kluber (0-3) and broke open the game with a three-run double against Richard Bleier. Kevin Kelly (1-0) pitched 2 2/3 innings for the win.