Porcello leaves Rays with sinking feeling

BOSTON — Rick Porcello’s sinker was in top form on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, as he lifted the Red Sox to a 7-3 victory over the Rays.

The righty (3-0, 4.66 ERA) went seven innings while scattering six hits and three runs. Porcello walked one and struck out nine and took a two-hit shutout into the sixth on a night Boston snapped a three-game losing streak..

Chris Archer wasn’t nearly as effective for the Rays, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end. The righty’s mysterious struggles continued as the Red Sox tagged him for eight hits and six runs over 4 1/3 innings.

The Red Sox played from ahead throughout, scoring three in the first and two in the second. Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, David Ortiz and Travis Shaw all had multihit games for …

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