There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves.Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball:Red Sox Make It 13The Red Sox swept the AL East-leading Rays to make it 13 wins in a row, the latest of which gave Boston its longest winning streak since 1948. Hall of Famer and Red Sox legend Ted Williams was just 29 years old in ‘48 and hadn’t collected even half of his eventual career homers or hits yet, if that gives you a real indication of just how long ago that was.Sonny Gray went six innings allowing just one run, despite walking four and giving up five hits — the righty escaped his self-inflicted jams and improved to 12-1 on the season with a 2.48 ERA. The bullpen took care of things the rest of the way, holding Tampa Bay scoreless, but they had some cushion, too: Boston’s lineup managed to score six runs (four earned) off lefty starter Shane McClanahan before Tampa’s pen could similarly lock things down.After an inside-the-park homer by right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. in the top of the second, the Sox scored six unanswered runs. Shortstop Andrew Monasterio tied the game with an RBI double in the bottom of the frame, then a passed ball scored what ended up being the game-winning run in the third. Third baseman Caleb Durbin reached on a fielder’s choice that pushed another run across, and then second baseman Romy Gonzalez grounded out but not in vain to make it 4-1.The Sox had big hits, too — first baseman Willson Contreras blasted his 22nd homer of the season 414 feet to make it 6-1, Red Sox, effectively ending McClanahan’s day after five innings despite throwing just 87 pitches.The Rays have now lost five in a row, but still have a 1.5-game lead on the Yankees in the East, since New York lost two of three to the Dodgers over the weekend. D-Backs Complete Huge ComebackThe Cardinals had to be feeling pretty good about their chances against the Diamondbacks. After all, it was 5-0 St. Louis after a two-run single from first baseman Alec Burleson in the third….…and then third baseman Blaze Jordan knocked in another two in the fifth to make it 7-0, Cardinals. There was still a lot of ballgame left, though, and St. Louis would not score during any of it. The Diamondbacks ended up plating eight unanswered runs and winning in the end.It started with an RBI single from second…
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