Beninten-D! Boston LF robs Ray of HR

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ST. PETERSBURG — David Price was the lone man waiting just inside the clubhouse for Andrew Benintendi to return from the field. The Red Sox rookie outfielder was doing a postgame interview by the dugout, and everyone in the clubhouse was getting showered and dressed.

But Price waited for the man that preserved his shutout with a home-run robbing catch in the eighth inning. And when Benintendi came in, he gave him a hug — his highlight-reel play a crucial moment in Boston’s 6-2 win over Tampa Bay on Monday night.

“I spent seven years here,” said Price, the former Rays pitcher. “I didn’t see that catch too many times. It doesn’t happen a whole lot. That was huge.”

The play came with the Red Sox up, 3-0. in the bottom of the eighth. There was a runner on first with no outs …

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