Rays on verge of breaking 138-year-old MLB record after sweeping Red Sox

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The Tampa Bay Rays still don’t know what losing feels like in the 2023 MLB season after sweeping the Boston Red Sox Thursday afternoon to win their 13th straight. 

This win ties the MLB record for the longest streak without a loss to start a season, a record that has stood for 138 years. 

Since 1885, only the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers have gone 13-0 to start a season. But these Rays seem set on getting into a league of their own. 

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Pete Fairbanks, left, and Francisco Mejia of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate winning a game against the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field April 12, 2023, in St Petersburg, Fla. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The Rays had another offensive onslaught against the Red Sox with a seven-run fifth inning deciding the game before it was even over. Brandon Lowe went yard for the fifth time in his last six games, and Yandy Diaz hit his fourth of the season in the first inning off Corey Kluber.

Harold Ramirez led the way with three RBIs after a bases-clearing double capped the fifth-inning surge. 

With the 9-3 win over the Sox, the Rays now look to make history.

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The Toronto Blue Jays, another AL East rival, await the Rays for a game Friday night at Rogers Centre. It’s a road game for Tampa after the Rays played six at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. And it will be their toughest opponent this season. 

The Blue Jays are 8-4 entering Thursday night's game against the Detroit Tigers to finish a series, one the Jays are hoping to sweep at