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19.10.2019 08:24

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dustin Pedroia turned what looked like a sure out into the go-ahead run.Pedroia used nifty baserunning to score from first base on David Ortizs double in the 10th inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Sunday for their 11th consecutive win.Bostons magic number to clinch the division title dropped to two.Pedroia singled off Eddie Gamboa (0-1) to start the 10th. The relay throw on Ortizs hit to right center beat Pedroia to plate, but he avoided catcher Luke Mailes first tag.Pedroias momentum carried him past the plate and when he went back to touch it. Maile was charged with an error when the ball dropped out his glove on another tag try.That was crazy, Ortiz said. Seemed like he was dancing at the plate.They made a great relay, Pedroia added. I really didnt have anywhere to go. Just tried to get around him and touch the plate. It worked out for us.Maile called it a strange play.I dont really know the timing of when the ball left the mitt, Maile said. Its a play youve got to make.Pedroia hit a solo homer and Mookie Betts extended his hitting streak to 11 games with an RBI single for the Red Sox, who secured at least an AL wild-card spot Saturday night.Petey is right in the middle of it again, Boston manager John Farrell said.Joe Kelly (4-0) went 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the win.Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez struck out a career-high 13 in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander and Heath Hembree combined to strike out 11 consecutive batters to establish a major league record. The New York Mets held the previous mark when Tom Seaver struck out 10 in a row against San Diego in 1970.Boston also set a club record by striking out 21 through nine. Kelly added two more in the 10th.There was a moment of silence before the game for Miami pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed in a boating accident early Sunday. Fernandez played high school baseball in nearby Tampa after defecting from Cuba.A very emotional day, Ortiz said. I was thinking about Jose the whole game. Its hard to believe. A very sad day.The Rays planned to honor Ortiz before his final game at Tropicana Field but canceled the ceremony at Ortizs request after Fernandezs death. He had three hits and moved past Frank Thomas for 107th place on the career list with 2,469 hits.Ortiz has 35 homers and 90 RBI at Tropicana Field, which is the most of any visiting player. Alex Rodriguez is next with 30 homers and 73 RBI.HONORING BIG PAPIRays 3B Evan Longoria and RHP Chris Archer informally presented Ortiz with an oil painting of his 500th home run, which he hit at Tropicana Field last season. Ortiz was also given 34 special handmade Diamond Crown Maximus cigars and $5,000 donations in his name to the Miracle League of St. Petersburg, Florida and the University of South Florida Latino scholarship program.TRAINERS ROOMRays: CF Kevin Kiermaier was hit a pitch in the second and later departed with a bruised left wrist. X-rays were negative.UP NEXTRed Sox: Ortiz will play at Yankee Stadium for the final time during a three-game series against New York that starts Tuesday night. Playing baseball in New York is something that is very special, Ortiz said. LHP David Price (17-8) will start for the Red Sox Tuesday night.Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (7-11) will face White Sox RHP James Shields (3-11) Monday night in the first of four games in Chicago. Nike Air Max Ingrosso Italia . The Cincinnati Reds remain perfect with their speedy rookie outfielder in the starting lineup. Scarpe Air Max Thea Scontate . 8 Iowa State on Saturday, sending the Cyclones to their third consecutive loss. The Longhorns (14-4, 3-2) got their biggest win of the season with their third in the row in the Big 12. http://www.airmaxitaliascarpe.it/scarpe-air-max-1-scontate.html . Tests earlier this week revealed a Grade 2 left hamstring strain for Sabathia, who was hurt in last Fridays start against San Francisco. Its an injury that will require about eight weeks to heal. He finished a disappointing campaign just 14-13 with a career-worst 4. Air Max 1 Outlet Italia . Hazard cut in from the left and scored with a swerving right-footed shot for ninth goal of the season, which proved to be enough for the victory despite Chelseas forwards again lacking a cutting edge up front. Scarpe Air Max2 Light Scontate . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. ARCALIS, Andorra -- Diminished by a fever and still reeling from crashes on the opening two days of the race, two-time champion Alberto Contador pulled out of the Tour de France during the toughest Pyrenean stage on Sunday.Slightly more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the end of Stage 9 from the Spanish town of Vielha to the ski resort of Arcalis in Andorra, the 33-year-old Spaniard stopped at the side of the road, hopped off his bike and got into the passenger seat of his team car.I could not keep going, Contador later said at his team hotel. This morning I had a fever. And I did not feel good since I crashed on the first day.Contador crashed in each of the opening stages -- damaging his right shoulder, elbow and hip -- and had already lost time on the other overall favorites.He was in 20th position at the end of Saturdays eighth stage -- 3 minutes, 12 seconds behind leader Chris Froome, who said Contadors departure from the race was a big loss for the Tour de France.We are not going to have to chase his attacks 100 kilometers out anymore, its one of the less things for us to worry about, but its maybe a shame of the race, Froome said.During Sundays stage, Contador dropped back to his team car four times before finally withdrawing.He had started the stage in a bright fashion, though, attacking alongside fellow Spaniard Alejandro Valverde to catch a grooup of early breakaway riders on the first climb.ddddddddddddut Contador could not continue his effort and was quickly brought back by the pack before he pulled out in the Port del Canto climb. He then handed his bike to a mechanic and waved to TV cameras as he exited the race that made him famous.The withdrawal occurred on Contadors home roads near the town of Vilamur in Spain.Its bad news for me, said Tinkoff team owner Oleg Tinkov, who is planning to leave the sport. It was my last try to win the Tour de France. But who knows, maybe Ill come back in a few years.Contador, who won cyclings showpiece race in 2007 and 2009, had made the Tour de France his main goal of the season, skipping the Giro to focus on the Tour.If he recovers, Contador is still expected to compete in the road race at the Rio Olympics last month.I will undergo tests to find out what is going wrong, Contador said.Contador was stripped of the 2010 Tour title and suspended for two years after testing positive for the banned steroid clenbuterol in the final week of the race.He was among the three pre-race favorites this year alongside defending champion Chris Froome and Colombian climber Nairo Quintana.---AP Sports Writer Andrew Dampf contributed to this report. ' ' '


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