ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Xander Bogaerts homered, Rick Porcello carried a shutout into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday night.
Bogaerts also doubled in a run, giving him six extra-base hits three days into the season and extending the AL's longest active hitting streak to 12 games. The shortstop's second three-hit game boosted his batting average to .667 (8 for 12) with five doubles.
Bogaerts hit a solo drive in the second against Andrew Kittredge (0-1), a reliever making his first big league start in the debut of Tampa Bay's plan to use bullpen days in place of a customary fifth starter.