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Dustin Pedroia's return helps soothe Boston's worries

BOSTON -- If you think Red Sox fans will breathe any easier after Wednesday night's come-from-behind, 10-7 victory snapped a two-game slide and cut the magic number to clinch the American League East down to two, well, you obviously don't know any Red Sox fans.

There's never any exhaling around here. The next crisis is only a day away. And so, as comforting as it might have been to see Xander Bogaerts' three-run homer clear the Green Monster and bust open a see-saw game against the Toronto Blue Jays, it did little to numb concerns about potential Game 3 playoff starter Rick Porcello getting rocked for a second consecutive outing or star right fielder Mookie Betts missing a second consecutive game with inflammation in his left wrist.