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BOSTON — René Pinto hit a two-run home run, Manuel Margot added a pair of RBI singles as part of a four-hit night, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-7. Rays starter Zach Eflin yielded three runs off five hits over five innings to earn his third victory in four starts. Pete Fairbanks struck out three in a scoreless ninth to pick up his 25th save. With the win Tampa Bay kept Baltimore's magic number at two to clinch the AL East following the Orioles' win over the Nationals. Boston has lost five of its last six games. Emmanuel Valdez had three hits and career-high four RBIs and Wilyer Abreu added a two-run double for the Red Sox.
