Rays beat A's, extend season-opening win streak to seven

08.04.2023 - 02:25 espn.com

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Isaac Paredes hit a grand slam during Tampa Bay's six-run second inning, and Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Friday night to extend their season-opening win streak to seven games.

The Rays have now won each of their first seven games by four or more runs, the longest such streak in American and National League history, according to ESPN's Stats and Information.

The Rays are also the fifth team since 2000 to start a season 7-0. Harold Ramírez, Manuel Margot, Christian Bethancourt and Wander Franco also homered for Tampa Bay.

The Rays' 18 homers are the most through seven games in team history. Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin (2-0), who signed a $40 million, three-year contract in the offseason, gave up three runs over six innings.

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