News about Christian Bethancourt

With a 9-7 win over the Red Sox, Taj Bradley earned his first appearance in major leagues with five strong innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays extended their winning streak to a dozen games. The Tampa Bays' string of 12 consecutive victories to start the season is the third-best record in major league history, trailing the Milwaukee Brewers (1987) and Atlanta Braves (1982) in 13-win streaks. Randy Arozarena batted a three-run homer and had four RBIs for Tampa Bay, and Wander Franco had three doubles, two RBIs, and a stolen base. Both Christian Bethancourt and Vidal Brujan went 2-for-3.

During Tampa Bay's six-run second inning, Isaac Paredes earned his first slam, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Friday night, extending their season-opening win streak to seven games. According to STATS LLC, the Rays are the first major league team to win each of their first seven games by four or more runs since the 1884 St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association. The Maroons' season-opening season lasted 13 games. There hasn't been a big league team with a winning streak in more than four years. For Tampa Bay, Harold Ramrez, Manuel Margot, Christian Bethancourt, and Wander Franco were all homered. Zach Eflin (2-0) was out for three runs in over six innings.

During New York's game against Tampa Bay, Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the seventh time this season. Boone came out to defend a catcher's call for Kyle Higashioka before being sent to the showers in the bottom of the fifth innings. Following a call earlier in the game, Boone and the Yankees were already angry with Homeplate umpire Vic Carapazza, who was afraid of a pop up landing on the screen behind home plate before being caught by Christian Bethancourt.