Todd Benzinger hit a two-run homer in the third inning and then broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth Friday as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 to sweep a double-header and win for the 18th straight time at home.

The Red Sox improved their record to 15-1 under new manager Joe Morgan since the All-Star break. Boston's winning streak at home is the team's second longest ever. The Red Sox won 21 straight at Fenway Park in 1949.

Reliever Dennis Lamp blanked the Brewers on three hits for 3 2/3 innings. Bob Stanley earned his third save by pitching the ninth. Chris Bosio, making his first appearance of the season as a reliever, lost his 10th straight game to tie Danny Darwin's club record.