Yankees - 001 001 200 - 4 8 0 Red Sox - 400 000 40x - 8 11 1Jarrod Saltalamacchia's grand slam in the seventh inning snapped a 4-4 tie and gave Boston its 90th win of the year.
Koji Uehara set down the Yankees in order in the ninth; he has retired the last 37 batters to face him.
Pedroia, 2BBoston kicks off its final homestand of the year, playing three games apiece against the Yankees, Orioles, and Blue Jays.
Victorino, RF
Ortiz, DH
Carp, 1B
Nava, LF
Saltalamacchia, C
Drew, SS
Middlebrooks, 3B
Bradley, CF
The second-place Rays (8.5 GB) are in Minnesota.
Hal Bodley, MLB.com: "With fewer than three weeks -- just 14 games -- left, the Red Sox are poised to go very deep in the postseason. They are certainly capable of returning to the World Series for the first time since 2007. I'll be surprised if they don't."
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