TAMPA, Fla. — Brandon Lowe hit his 30th home run of the season and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Sunday night to avoid a series sweep.

The Rays (76-80) snapped an eight-game losing streak against Boston.

Despite the loss, the Red Sox (85-71) maintained their one-game lead in the race for the AL’s second wild card as Cleveland and Houston also lost Sunday.

The Rays finished with a 41-40 home record at Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the Yankees, after Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane Milton in October. Tampa Bay, which closes the season with six road games, secured its ninth straight winning record at home.

Tampa Bay capitalized on rookie Connelly Early’s rough first inning. Chandler Simpson led off with a single, Yandy Diaz and Junior Caminero w

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