Simpson and Caminero lead Rays past Red Sox 8-4 for 7th consecutive victory

BOSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Chandler Simpson broke a sixth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Tampa Bay Rays won their seventh straight game by beating the Boston Red Sox 8-4 on Thursday night.

Simpson added an RBI triple in the eighth for the Rays, who have won 13 of 14 overall. Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer in the ninth, his 10th of the season, and Yandy Díaz got his 1,000th career hit.

Tampa Bay used four relievers to cover the final five innings. Hunter Bigge (1-0) pitched two scoreless innings for the win.

Making his second major league start, Boston left-hander Jake Bennett (1-1) allowed four runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out one.

Tampa Bay took a 3-0 lead in the third behind RBI singles from Ben Williamson and Cedric Mullins and a sacrifice fly by Díaz. Boston tied it in the bottom half as Ceddanne Rafaela and Caleb Durbin produced run-scoring hits. The Rays also committed an error that led to a run.

Wilyer Abreu drove in a run for Boston, which was coming off a three-game sweep of Detroit on the road.

Tampa Bay starter Griffin Jax gave up three runs (two earned) and four hits in four innings. The right-hander struck out three and walked one.

Before the game, the Red Sox placed outfielder Roman Anthony on the 10-day injured list with a right wrist sprain.

The teams play the second game of a four-game series Friday night. Tampa Bay RHP Jesse Scholtens (3-1, 3.18 ERA) opposes Boston LHP Connelly Early (2-2, 3.79).

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Boston Red Sox pitcher Jake Bennett walks off the field after being pulled out of the game during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero gestures after hitting two run home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong, left, misses the throw as Tampa Bay Rays' Jonny DeLuca, right, scores during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

The Tampa Bay Rays celebrate their win over the Boston Red Sox in a baseball game, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Yandy Díaz hits a ground rule double during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Tampa Bay Rays' Chandler Simpson reacts after hitting a triple allowing teammate Ben Williamson to score during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge said Thursday that instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance.

In continuing a preliminary injunction she issued in December, U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell in Washington, D.C., said that “when conducting civil immigration arrests without a warrant in this District, defendants shall not rely on the probable cause standard or analytical approach set forth in the five-page memorandum” from the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Among the issues, the judge wrote that the instructions failed to instruct officers to assess a person's connections to the community before concluding that person is a flight risk and therefore needs to be taken into custody immediately.

The action is the latest step in a lawsuit filed by four noncitizens and the nonprofit organization CASA in Washington in 2025 challenging their arrests during immigration sweeps by the federal agency, which were part of a law-enforcement surge ordered by President Donald Trump.

Howell approved another request by the plaintiffs seeking more records to help explain how the policy will be implemented, but she rejected some of their arguments and said the government had adhered to her preliminary injunction order on some issues.

The Department of Homeland Security responded to questions about Thursday's order in an email saying, “ICE has authority for lawful arrests."

“Law enforcement officers use ‘reasonable suspicion’ to investigate immigration status and probable cause to make arrests consistent with the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution," the DHS email said. ”The Supreme Court has already vindicated us on these practices.”

“We got what we were asking for essentially,” said Madeleine Gates, associate counsel at the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs. The ruling "reaffirms that federal agents have to comply with the law. They do not get a pass in doing immigration enforcement.”

“This particular case is all about what happens at the outset, before the arrest is made,” she said.

This version corrects an earlier version that spelled Madeleine Gates incorrectly.

FILE - The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)