Red Sox lose late lead against Rays

BOSTON — With a chance to gain a game on the Blue Jays for first place in the American League East, the Red Sox instead lost a lead in the late innings in a 4-3 loss to the Rays on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.

Evan Longoria crushed a solo shot to left-center against Clay Buchholz to snap a 3-3 tie with one out in the top of the eighth. The 31st homer of the season for Longoria had a projected distance of 434 feet, according to Statcast™.

For the Red Sox, the unraveling started in the seventh when lefty starter Drew Pomeranz served up a two-out, game-tying homer to left-center to Luke Maile.

Making it more painful for the Red Sox was the fact they had just jumped in front with two runs in the bottom of the sixth on a sacrifice fly from David Ortiz and a bloop RBI single by Hanley Ramirez.

The Red Sox still hold the American League’s first Wild Card by one game over the Orioles, and trail the Blue Jays by two games for first place in the AL East.

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