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G8: Red Sox 10, Rays 3

As noted below, Boston's starting pitchers have allowed only four runs in 43 innings this season (0.86 ERA), so when Rick Porcello gave up three hits to his first four batters (two singles and a two-run double), you might have figured, Well, one of our starters was bound to have a crappy day at some point.

Nope.

After Brad Miller's double gave the Rays a 2-0 lead - which turned out to be their sole bit of sunshine on Saturday afternoon - Porcello retired 20 of the next 21 batters, allowing only a one-out single in the second.