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Red Sox 8, Rays 5

Published Jun. 29, 2010 11:47 p.m. ET

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David Ortiz hit a three-run homer with first base open to break a fifth-inning tie, and Adrian Beltre had four hits Tuesday night to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

John Lackey (9-3) won his fifth straight decision, allowing one run, eight hits and two walks, striking out three to give the Red Sox their 10th win in 13 games. With the Yankees' loss to the Seattle Mariners, Boston moved within one game behind first-place New York in the AL East.

Lackey and James Shields (6-8) had dueling shutouts until the bottom of the fifth, when Ortiz homered with runners on second and third and two outs.

Beltre singled and scored to make it 5-0 after six innings, then doubled and scored on Bill Hall's homer that made it 8-1 after seven.

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