Many of the Boston Red Sox players started wearing T-shirts during batting practice and in the clubhouse the past week with a quote from teammate Romy Gonzalez written across the front.

Ceddanne Rafaela turned Fenway Park into a zoo when he hit an important walkoff home run in the bottom of the ninth Friday night.

BOSTON — Instant reactions as the Red Sox (51-45) lose their starter to injury in the second inning — but come back and win their eighth-straight game, 5-4, on a Ceddanne Rafaela walk-off homer that cleared everything at Fenway:

Alex Bregman is back. The Red Sox third baseman was officially activated from the injured list prior to Friday’s game and will bat second in his return against the Tampa Bay Rays. Hunter Dobbins was also activated and will get the start against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen.

Playing nine innings while thinking those early extensions for Ceddanne Rafaela and Brayan Bello look pretty good right now …

Preview the July 12 matchup between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays with recent trends, how to watch, livestream info, and more.

Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run double as part of a three-run seventh inning and Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.