Young rejoins Red Sox, has key hit, nice grab

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ST. PETERSBURG — Chris Young went 1-for-2 with two walks and a nice catch in left field in his first game after being activated from the disabled list. Young, who’d been out since June 24 with a hamstring strain, started in left field and played a pivotal role in the Red Sox’s 6-2 win over the Rays on Monday night.

In the fourth inning at Tropicana Field, he doubled home the first Sox run. He also moved Sandy Leon to third base with less than two outs, and Leon would score on Andrew Benintendi’s sacrifice fly.

“It feels great [to contribute],” said Young, who replace lefty Henry Owens on the 25-man roster earlier Monday. “That’s the plan going in always. You never really know how it’s going to work out with you being out for so long. Being able to be in a situation with a runner on third and less than two outs, you’re just trying to do your job.”

Boston manager John Farrell said before …

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