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Rays stop Red Sox 4-3 to stay 5 games back of Yankees

By The Associated Press

Pulling Away: Tampa Bay Rays' Manuel Margot reacts in the dugout after scoring against the Boston Red Sox during the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, Sept. 5, 2022, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Scott Audette) (Scott Audette/AP)

By The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Manuel Margot and David Peralta each doubled home a run in the seventh inning, sending the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Tampa Bay stopped Boston’s five-game winning streak and stayed five games behind the first-place Yankees in the AL East.

New York beat Minnesota 5-2 earlier in the day.

The Rays hold one of three AL wild-card spots in a tight race that also includes Seattle, Toronto and Baltimore.

With the Rays trailing 3-2 in the seventh, pinch-hitter Vidal Bruján was hit by a pitch from Jeurys Familia and stole second.

Bruján advanced on a groundout and scored on Margot’s double.

One out later, Peralta grounded an RBI double off Zack Kelly to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 lead.

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