ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Cody Ross homered and drove in four runs, Felix Doubront won his third consecutive start and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Thursday night.
Ross extended Boston's lead to 5-2 on a two-run single off reliever Wade Davis with two outs in the eighth.
Doubront (4-1) allowed two runs and six hits over 5 2-3 innings. The left-hander was hit on the ear by a ball during batting practice Tuesday and cleared one day later to make his scheduled start.
Matt Moore (1-4) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings for Tampa Bay, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.
Alfredo Aceves, the fifth Boston reliever, got four outs for his eighth save. He allowed B.J Upton's RBI single with two outs in the eighth.
