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Knuckleballer Wright finding consistency with pitch

Over 6 2/3 innings, Wright scattered six hits while allowing two runs (one earned). He walked three batters and struck out five, giving the Red Sox their longest start so far this season.

"Outstanding job on his part," manager John Farrell said. "Kept us in the game into the seventh inning. He minimized the damage as much as possible in the first, but after that first inning, he settled in and controlled and commanding the knuckleball very well. He used his fastball at times to get ahead in the count, to get back into counts. But we ran into an outstanding pitching performance by [Marco] Estrada today.