ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The World Series champion Boston Red Sox won a series for the first time this season when Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and a tiebreaking ninth-inning sacrifice fly and catcher Christian Vázquez picked off Tommy Pham for the final out in a 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.
That's one way to end a ball game. pic.twitter.com/ZGLdiSYtLo
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) April 21, 2019
Boston had lost four of its first six series and split the other two during a 6-13 start, its worst since 1996.