Clay Buchholz had a strong performance in what might have been his final start before returning to the bullpen. Buchholz pitched into the seventh inning, David Ortiz had a run-scoring single and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Tuesday night to remain tied atop the AL East. ''Was never really challenged in terms of a long pitch count inside of one given inning,'' Boston manager John Farrell said.
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