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Rays tie MLB record with 13-0 start

MIAMI: The Tampa Bay Rays became only the third team in modern baseball history to start the season with 13 straight wins on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after routing the Boston Red Sox 9-3.

Yandy Diaz and Brandon Lowe belted solo homers while Tampa Bay's batting lineup piled on seven runs in a fifth inning rally as the Rays remarkable start to the season saw them roll into the record books at Tropicana Field.

MAKING HISTORY Brandon Lowe celebrates with Wander Franco (5) of the Tampa Bay Rays after hitting a home run in the seventh inning against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Florida. PHOTO BY JULIO AGUILAR/AFP