Ceddanne Rafaela hits a walk-off home run to left-center field, scoring Roman Anthony and winning the game for the Red Sox

Red Sox OF Ceddanne Rafaela did more than just blast a walk-off homer against the Rays on Friday, also matching Nomar Garciaparra with a 12-game explosion.

I’ve been waiting for this moment since I was watching games with my mom in 2004, ’05, ’06, ’07, to play in this atmosphere," Rafaela said. Born in 2000, he inherited Red Sox fandom from his mother.

"I've been waiting for this moment since I was watching games with my mom in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007," Rafaela said.

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 …

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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.