Rafaela's Pinch-Hit Homer Lifts Red Sox Past Phillies 3-1

BOSTON — Pinch-hitter Ceddanne Rafaela hit a tiebreaking two-run homer over the Green Monster in the sixth inning, powering the Boston Red Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.

The Red Sox snapped a three-game skid in their last four contests while halting Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber's franchise-record-tying streak of five consecutive games with a home run. Schwarber went 0 for 2 with two walks.

Trevor Story gave Boston a 1-0 lead with a solo shot in the second inning off Philadelphia starter Andrew Painter, his third homer of the season after entering the night batting .203 with two. Justin Crawford tied it at 1 in the third with his second homer of the year against Boston starter Sonny Gray.

Wilyer Abreu singled leading off the Boston sixth against reliever Tanner Banks before Rafaela, pinch-hitting for Masataka Yoshida, launched a fastball from Orion Kerkering over the left-field wall for his fourth homer.

Gray, in his second start since missing time with right hamstring tightness that sidelined him after April 20, allowed one run and two hits over six innings. He struck out six and walked one. Relievers Justin Slaten and Garrett...