Tampa Bay Rays rookie pitcher Taj Bradley was cool, calm, and collected while making his major-league debut with the team's season-opening win streak hanging in the balance.Bradley struck out eight Boston Red Sox batters, walked just one, and allowed three earned runs over five innings to earn his MLB victory and propel the Rays to their 12th consecutive triumph to open the season with a 9-7 score.Tampa Bay is now one win away from tying the MLB record of 13 straight victories to open a season, a mark shared by the 1982 Atlanta Braves and the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers.Talkin’ Baseball@TalkinBaseball_Love that Taj Bradley’s mom is doing the book during his MLB debut236792Love that Taj Bradley’s mom is doing the book during his MLB debut https://t.co/n85wX5GfFUTampa Bay Rays fans were delighted to see Taj Bradley's mother, Shelley, keeping book of the game with her scorecard from behind home plate. That scorecard is a definite keeper and one for the Bradley family history books.Base, Ball & Chain Podcast@baseballchain@TalkinBaseball_ Gonna frame that scorecard 40@TalkinBaseball_ Gonna frame that scorecard ❤️Mike Rotchburns@BringerOfPain69@TalkinBaseball_ major Shelley energy2@TalkinBaseball_ major Shelley energyJess@jessicajoseph98@TalkinBaseball_ That’s a mom that watched every single one of her son’s games2@TalkinBaseball_ That’s a mom that watched every single one of her son’s gamesTampa Bay went up 3-0 in the first inning on a three-run home run by Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena. The Red Sox posted a lone run in the fourth, but were answered by three more Tampa Bay runs.Boston chased Bradley after he allowed two runs in the fifth, but those tallies were again matched by a pair of Rays runs at the bottom of the frame to make the game 7-3 in favor of the hosts.The Red Sox, however, made things uncomfortable for the crowd by pulling within 8-7 after scoring three runs over the sixth and seventh innings.However, an Arozarena sacrifice fly in the eighth scored Wander Franco for what was the game's final run, as Tampa Bay reliever Pete Fairbanks earned the save with a clean ninth.Tim Gates@raysfantg@TalkinBaseball_55@TalkinBaseball_ https://t.co/K0W7IWNj6HJordan Woolard@JDAWGod@TalkinBaseball_ MLB should consider investigating this@TalkinBaseball_ MLB should consider investigating thisBase, Ball & Chain Podcast@baseballchain@TalkinBaseball_2@TalkinBaseball_ https://t.co/gS2DdHbfx3While Tampa Bay Rays fans rejoiced in their hot start, much of the rest of the MLB community remains unconvinced as none of the team's first four opponents of the season — Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, and Red Sox own a winning record. The quartet is a combined 14-34 on the season.AstralFlick@AstralFlick@TalkinBaseball_ This is undoubtedly very impressive but I would like to see them play some real good teams soon just to see how good they really are@TalkinBaseball_ This is undoubtedly very impressive but I would like to see them play some real good teams soon just to see how good they really areFire David Ross@Cubs1617@TalkinBaseball_ Ok yeah they’re good haha3@TalkinBaseball_ Ok yeah they’re good hahaMLB fans also continue to lament Tampa Bay's consistently inconsistent fan support. Despite being treated to one of the best-run organizations in baseball for the majority of this century, fans continue to stay away from the Rays' Tropicana Field home — even for the debut of Taj Bradley pitching for the team's 12th straight win.Wild Bob@wildbob420@TalkinBaseball_ Have they sold out a game yet?@TalkinBaseball_ Have they sold out a game yet?Joe Spurlock@joefilm@TalkinBaseball_ All 137 fans go wild!!!!@TalkinBaseball_ All 137 fans go wild!!!!Taj Bradley unfazed by Tampa Bay Rays winning streakTampa Bay Rays players celebrate their 12th straight winTaj Bradley, called up from Triple-A Durham just yesterday to replace injured Rays starting pitcher Zac Eflin, remained largely unfazed by the gravity of the moment. According to Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash, he will remain in the team's starting rotation at least until Eflin returns from the injury list.