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Miami Marlins catcher John Buck wipes his face as Boston Red Sox's Jarrod Saltalamacchia crosses home plate with a solo home run during the fourth inning of an interleague baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, June 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) |
Nava's single caps rally, Red Sox top Marlins 6-5
By
Howard Ulman
AP Sports Writer
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June 21, 2012
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BOSTON—Daniel Nava singled in the go-ahead run to cap a three-run eighth inning and the surging Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the stumbling Miami Marlins, 6-5 on Thursday night.
Boston tied the score on a two-run homer by Will Middlebrooks, who drove in four runs. Ryan Kalish then singled, raced to third on a groundout to first and scored on Nava's single up the middle.
Alfredo Aceves pitched a perfect ninth for his 18th save in 21 opportunities. Scott Atchison (2-0) allowed one hit over the seventh and eighth.
The Red Sox won their fifth straight game and the seventh in their last eight as they matched their season-best mark of three games over .500.
The Marlins took a lead in all three games but lost them all as they dropped their fourth straight overall and 13th in their last 15.
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