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5-run Sox rally ends 17-inning scoreless drought

SEATTLE -- With two outs and nobody on base in the top of the third inning on Sunday afternoon, there was no reason to believe a scoring drought that started on Friday night for the Red Sox was about to end.

Not only did it end, but the Boston bats erupted for a five-spot against Mariners righty Mike Leake.

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The rally started innocently enough as Andrew Benintendi and Xander Bogaerts came through with singles.

The turning point came with J.