Eight is enough: Boston Red Sox snap Tampa Bay Rays' winning streak with 4-3 win

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Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel was on the mound with runners on second and third -- twice. At the rate he strikes out batters, it didn't matter. Sandy Leon hit an opposite-field, go-ahead RBI single inside the third-base bag with two outs in the eighth inning and Kimbrel escaped two major jams, lifting the Boston to a 4-3 victory Sunday over Tampa Bay that snapped the Rays' eight-game winning streak. J.D. Martinez had four singles and drove in two runs for the Red Sox, but misplayed a fly ball into a double that put runners on second and third in the eighth before Kimbrel struck out Brad Miller to end the inning. Kimbrel (1-1) then struck out Jesus Sucre and pinch-hitter Carlos Gomez to end it.

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