Wilyer Abreu homered twice, Willson Contreras went deep in his first game back from a five-game suspension, as the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night to sweep a doubleheaderByBRENDAN MCGAIR Associated PressJuly 17, 2026, 10:06 PMBOSTON -- Wilyer Abreu homered twice, All-Star Willson Contreras went deep in his first game back from a five-game suspension, and the Boston Red Sox extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night to sweep a doubleheader.The streak is the longest for the Red Sox since Sept. 15-25, 2016, and Boston (48-48) moved to .500 for the first time since its second game of the season.Abreu and Contreras homered back-to-back in the first inning after the Rays jumped to a 2-0 lead. Abreu tied it with his two-run shot and Contreras followed with his 21st of the season. Contreras was suspended for his actions during a benches-clearing incident against Washington last month. The suspension was reduced from seven games on appeal.All-Star slugger Junior Caminero hit his 29th homer for AL-best Tampa Bay, which also got a two-run single from Johnny DeLuca. Caminero's longball tied it at 3-all in the third.Abreu put the Red Sox back ahead in the bottom half with his 13th homer. It was his sixth career game with multiple home runs.Greg Weissert (2-2) was one of six Red Sox relievers to combine for 6 2/3 scoreless innings. All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman pitched a perfect ninth for his 20th save. Anthony Siegler doubled in a run in the fifth for Boston. Popular ReadsTampa Bay starter Mason Englert (0-3) allowed five runs in five innings.In Friday’s opener, the Red Sox beat the Rays 10-0 behind six sharp innings from rookie Jake Bennett and homers from Masataka Yoshida and Carlos Navarez.Tampa Bay LHP Ian Seymour (6-2, 4.59 ERA) is slated to start on Saturday against Boston LHP Patrick Sandoval (0-0, 2.08).___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb