ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It’s taken nearly four months, but the Boston Red Sox are back in second place in the AL East.
Christian Vázquez hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, Marcus Walden bailed the defending World Series champions out of a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, and the Red Sox held off the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Tuesday night to climb into second for the first time since the second day of the season.
The Red Sox, who have recovered from a 3-8 start, improved to a season-high 10 games over .