Red Sox overpower Phillies 7-4 despite Harper’s homerun

The Boston Red Sox came out triumphant 7-4 against Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

Pretty big day for Boston.

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It was a heartbreak for the Philadelphia team, who despite their efforts suffered their 6th consecutive loss.

On the other side of the emotions were the Red Sox, who secured their eight straight win with this result.

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Bryce Harper registered his first homerun of the season, his 286th in his career, to cut Phillies deficit to 5-3.

However, it proved insufficient as the Red Sox run riot and closed up the match without giving the opposing team much chance to respond.

Rafael Devers had three hits and two RBI to lead his team to its best string of results since July 2021.

Rob Refsnyder and Christian Arroyo each had two hits, a double and two RBI. Boston have now registered at least five runs in every game during the winning streak. They have 10 or more hits in 17 games this season.

“Credit to the guys,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “They work hard on their craft, they work hard on their game plan and they’re executing.”