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- Updated: September 8, 2016
SAN DIEGO — The Red Sox will only see the American League East — the division they lead — from here on out.
Out West, they created some momentum for that challenge with a workmanlike, 7-2 victory Wednesday night over the Padres in the rubber match of a three-game series at Petco Park.
Another strong effort by the surging David Price (six-start winning streak) led the charge. Travis Shaw, Hanley Ramirez and pinch-hitter Brock Holt all went deep as Boston moved into sole possession of …