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BOSTON -- The big hits just seem to keep on coming for the streaking Boston Red Sox. Eli Manning Jersey . Jarrod Saltalamacchia hit a tiebreaking grand slam in the seventh inning, Koji Uehara closed with another perfect inning and the Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-4 Friday night. Returning to Fenway Park after winning five of seven games on the road against the Yankees and Tampa Bay -- both now lagging far back in the AL East -- Boston rebounded after blowing an early 4-0 lead. Its been a complete turnaround from last years dismal 69-win team. Boston leads the second-place Rays by 8 1/2 games. "Thats what is making this season fun," Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said. "Youre not talking about a team that depends on one guy. I know that everybody has to be careful with myself, but there are plenty of guys." Ortiz and Stephen Drew each doubled twice as the Red Sox won for the 15th time in 19 games. Saltalamacchia also doubled and scored twice. Shane Victorino opened the seventh with a single off Hiroki Kuroda. Reliever Cesar Cabral hit Ortiz with a pinch and Preston Claiborne walked pinch-hitter Jonny Gomes. After Daniel Nava struck out, Saltalamacchia hit his third career slam, connecting off Claiborne for a drive over Bostons bullpen into the right-field seats. Saltalamacchia. who missed about a week with a sore back, simply was just looking for a pitch he could lift to get the go-ahead run home. "I was just trying to get a good pitch to hit with a runner on third," he said. "Vic, at third, a fast guy, I knew if Id get into the air, hell be able to score. I saw how he worked Nava before me." Boston manager John Farrell can see the difference in Saltalamaccia after some time off. "His backs better," he said. "It shows in his swing." Uehara breezed through the ninth. Hes retired 37 straight batters, the longest streak by a reliever since Bobby Jenks of the White Sox set down 41 in a row in 2007. Robinson Cano went 4 for 4 with three doubles and two RBIs for New York, which fell to two games behind Tampa Bay for the final AL wild-card spot after the Rays beat Minnesota 3-0. "Its unfortunate," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We gave them some free baserunners and then you get the big hit by Saltalamacchia, but I love the way our guys battled back. Never thought Kuroda would be there in the seventh the way everything started for him." Brendan Ryan, acquired from Seattle on Tuesday for a player to be named, hit his first homer with the Yankees. New York had won three in a row. Last weekend, Boston took three of four games at Yankee Stadium. "Theyve got a very good team over there," Yankees star Alex Rodriguez said. "Theyre a handful right now." Brandon Workman (6-3) got the win, retiring one batter. The Red Sox scored four times in the first off Kuroda (11-11), but the Yankees came back to tie it. Trailing 4-2 in the seventh, the Yankees chased Boston starter John Lackey and tied it Canos bases-loaded, two-run double off reliever Craig Breslow. New York had runners on second and third, but Workman got Alfonso Soriano on a bouncer to third. The Red Sox took a quick 4-0 lead. Dustin Pedroia singled, Ortiz doubled and Mike Carp had an RBI grounder. Nava singled home a run and Drew hit a two-run double off the Green Monster, just inside the foul line. With pitchers warming in the bullpen behind him, Kuroda looked as if he was on the verge of being pulled when Boston threatened in the second and third. The 38-year-old right-hander responded by escaping a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the second and held the Red Sox scoreless after a leadoff double the next inning. Kuroda allowed five runs, eight hits, walked two and fanned two in six-plus innings. Hes 0-4 with a 6.69 ERA in his last six starts. Lackey gave up four runs on seven hits in 6 1-3 innings. Ryan homered into the first row of seats above the Monster, cutting it to 4-1 in the third. Lyle Overbays sacrifice fly made it 4-2 in the sixth. NOTES: There was a brief delay in the seventh when third-base umpire Alfonso Marquez walked down the left-field line and had security eject a fan for throwing something on the field. ... Farrell said CF Jacoby Ellsbury, who missed his seventh straight game with a fractured bone in his right foot, started some non-baseball activities. "Hell come out of the boot and into the pool," Farrell said. The club hopes Ellsbury will be back late in the regular season, but Farrell said "still no date of return." ... Farrell also said RHP Jake Peavy was fine after getting grazed on the right leg by a line drive in Thursdays loss at Tampa Bay. ... Girardi said C Austin Romine "took some swings and felt better." He sustained a concussion on Tuesday. ... CC Sabathia (13-12, 4.82 ERA) is slated to face Bostons Jon Lester (13-8, 3.86 ERA) on Saturday. ... The Red Sox opened their final homestand of the season. They also face Baltimore and Toronto for three games apiece. ... New York 2B Cano made a nice over-the-shoulder grab on Will Middlebrooks pop to short right. ... Rodriguez said his sore hamstring is getting better and he might be ready to play third again on Tuesday. Devon Kennard Jersey .C. -- When North Carolina freshman Ryan Switzer reported to training camp in August he was a little miffed to learn he was third on the depth chart at punt returner. Justin Pugh Jersey . "It doesnt get any better than that," Giambi said. "Im speechless." The Indians are roaring toward October. Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. http:///...-flowers-jersey.aspx . During the athletes parade, the 23-strong Ukrainian team was represented by a lone flagbearer in an apparent protest at the presence of Russian troops in Ukraines Crimean peninsula.PITTSBURGH -- A.J. Burnett walked into the Pittsburgh Pirates dugout after falling two runs down to the Cincinnati Reds in the second inning Saturday night when his catcher decided it was time for a little pep talk. "I told him Thats all were giving up today and he said Yes sir," Russell Martin said. "Thats his attitude. If you give up a couple, its not the end of the world. If you give up a couple, youve got to keep going out there, keep grinding." Something the veteran ace and his resilient club do better than just about anyone else in baseball. A night after a stunning ninth-inning collapse, Pittsburgh responded behind Burnett, who scattered four hits in seven strong innings to lift the Pirates to a 4-2 win and a one-game lead over the Reds for the top spot in the NL wild-card race. "Go out, its a big game, its a big series, you want to attack," Burnett said. "We were able to do that and get through seven somehow. I felt like I got stronger as it went on." Burnett struck out a season-high 12 against three walks and became the first right-hander in the 126-year history of the franchise to top 200 strikeouts in a season when he fanned Joey Votto in the sixth. "I was just focused, I was locked in," Burnett said. "It was probably the best command of that hook Ive had in a long time. I had a put-away pitch tonight, and its lot different when you have those." Jason Grilli worked the ninth for his 31st save, his first since going to the disabled list with a strained right forearm in July. Martin slugged a two-run homer, and Jose Tabata added two hits for the Pirates. Zack Cozart hit his 12th home run of the season for Cincinnati, and Ryan Ludwick added an RBI but Homer Bailey (11-11) lost his first decision since July 26. "The story of the game is we didnt score enough runs," Reds manager Dusty Baker said. "We just couldnt get much going against (Burnett). We got some runs early, then he settled down." The Reds rallied for a 6-5 win in 10 innings on Friday, turning three unearned runs in the ninth and Vottos solo homer in the 10th into a tie with the Pirates in the race for home field in the wild card round. It was the second gut-punch loss by the Pirates in three days. In danger of falling behind the Reds in the standings for the first time in since June 20, Pittsburgh reduced its magic number to three behind Burnett and a bullpen tthat regained its composure after a pair of potentially confidence-shaking meltdowns. Darian Thompson Jersey. Reliever Justin Wilson induced a double play to get out of the eighth, and Grilli -- an All-Star this summer after racking up 29 saves in the seasons first half -- looked like his old self while working around Ludwicks leadoff single in the ninth. "Im just a competitor," Grilli said. "I want the ball. I want to participate. Watching these guys do it for so long made me want to come back and do it with him. It was a big win, obviously, and a lot of fun to be out there." Bailey wasnt quite as sharp. Making his first start at PNC Park since throwing a no-hitter at the Pirates last September, Bailey was solid but not spectacular. An off night by Cincinnatis typically reliable defence didnt help. Alvarez reached with two outs in the third when Votto mishandled a slow chopper to first. Martin followed by taking a fastball from Bailey and sending it into the bleachers in left field to tie it at 2. Pittsburgh broke the tie in the sixth. Andrew McCutchen walked with one out and sprinted to third when Baileys attempted pickoff throw slipped past Votto and rolled to the wall. Justin Morneau walked to put runners on the corners, and Marlon Byrd hit a sacrifice to deep centre field to give the Pirates the lead. Bailey gave up four runs, two earned, and three hits with four walks and three strikeouts. "The loss is on me," Bailey said. "I had the throwing error at first base, I didnt execute very well, I made a couple of bad pitches. (The offence) gave me a couple of runs to work with early and I didnt take advantage of it. I gave them all back and then some." Reliever Zach Duke -- who spent six years in Pittsburgh during the clubs two-decade losing streak -- came on after Byrds sacrifice fly and immediately surrendered an RBI single to Alvarez that gave the Pirates a two-run cushion. NOTES: Cincinnati CF Shin-Soo Choo sat out after injuring his right hand while sliding into first base on Friday. Baker said he wasnt sure when Choo will return. ... Cincinnati rookie OF Billy Hamilton will make his second start of the season on Sunday. The base stealing specialist went 3 for 4 with four stolen bases in his previous start against Houston on Wednesday. ... 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