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- Updated: August 25, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Mikie Mahtook called timeout at second base and looked to the Tropicana Field roof, letting a massive deep breath escape him. His RBI double gave the Rays a one-run lead in the seventh inning. It also snapped a personal 0-for-34 stretch that dated back to Aug. 9.
The lead would hold for the Rays, who went on to defeat Boston, 2-1, on Thursday.
“We needed a lot of things to come together for us to get that win,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “It seemed like they all did today.”
The Red Sox loss dropped them half a game behind the Blue Jays for first place in the American League East.
“We had a winning road trip,” Boston manager John Farrell said. “We had to go out and put up a winning record, we’ve done that. But despite being 7-4 [on the road trip], there’s times you look back, today being one of them, that you could have possibly capitalized.”
Jake Odorizzi threw seven innings of one-run ball, as he dropped his second-half ERA to 1.59, the lowest in the AL. He’s also 6-0 since the All-Star break. Drew Pomeranz was nearly as good, striking out 11, but he allowed two-straight hits to start the seventh inning.
Tyler Sturdevant, who was called up by the Rays before the game, came on to pitch the ninth with closer Alex Colome unavailable and struck out the first two batters. Enny Romero came in to face pinch-hitter David Ortiz and struck him out, earning his first MLB save.
The Rays finished their best homestand of the year at 7-3.
MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDBlooper reel: Odorizzi was cruising against the Red Sox through five innings on just 63 pitches, and …
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