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A tight 1-1 ballgame became
a comfortable 4-1 win after a rookie Tampa shortstop made a critical throwing error in the ninth inning. The miscue put
J.D. Martinez on second base—and the Red Sox capitalized by plating three runs. After that,
Craig Kimbrel delivered a "rocking-chair" ninth inning for his 15th save of the season. The key hit in the ninth was a stinging double to the left-filed corner by
Xander Bogaerts that scored Martinez with the eventual winning run.
David Price delivered
another solid performance in the aftermath of his
carpal tunnel diagnosis—going six strong innings, giving up just one run on three hits and striking out nine. The Boston win pushed their division lead in the AL East to 1.5 games—as
The Evil Ones blew a 10-5 lead and lost to the Rangers, 12-10.
