Red Sox OF Ceddanne Rafaela did more than just blast a walk-off homer against the Rays on Friday, also matching Nomar Garciaparra with a 12-game explosion.

Ceddanne Rafaela's two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning highlighted a 2-for-3 night, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday night.

Craig Breslow signed three players last offseason who were recently named to the American League All-Star team.

Alex Bregman is back. The Red Sox third baseman was officially activated from the injured list prior to Friday’s game and will bat second in his return against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hunter Dobbins was also activated and will get the start against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen.

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Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run double as part of a three-run seventh inning and Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.

According to Rob Bradford of WEEi in Boston, he could see the Red Sox trading from their outfield group in order to break up the logjam.