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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Dustin Pedroia turned what looked like a sure out into the go-ahead run.Pedroia used nifty baserunning to score from first base on David Ortizs double in the 10th inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Sunday for their 11th consecutive win.Bostons magic number to clinch the division title dropped to two.Pedroia singled off Eddie Gamboa (0-1) to start the 10th. The relay throw on Ortizs hit to right center beat Pedroia to plate, but he avoided catcher Luke Mailes first tag.Pedroias momentum carried him past the plate and when he went back to touch it. Maile was charged with an error when the ball dropped out his glove on another tag try.That was crazy, Ortiz said. Seemed like he was dancing at the plate.They made a great relay, Pedroia added. I really didnt have anywhere to go. Just tried to get around him and touch the plate. It worked out for us.Maile called it a strange play.I dont really know the timing of when the ball left the mitt, Maile said. Its a play youve got to make.Pedroia hit a solo homer and Mookie Betts extended his hitting streak to 11 games with an RBI single for the Red Sox, who secured at least an AL wild-card spot Saturday night.Petey is right in the middle of it again, Boston manager John Farrell said.Joe Kelly (4-0) went 2 2/3 scoreless innings for the win.Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez struck out a career-high 13 in 5 1/3 innings. The left-hander and Heath Hembree combined to strike out 11 consecutive batters to establish a major league record. The New York Mets held the previous mark when Tom Seaver struck out 10 in a row against San Diego in 1970.Boston also set a club record by striking out 21 through nine. Kelly added two more in the 10th.There was a moment of silence before the game for Miami pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed in a boating accident early Sunday. Fernandez played high school baseball in nearby Tampa after defecting from Cuba.A very emotional day, Ortiz said. I was thinking about Jose the whole game. Its hard to believe. A very sad day.The Rays planned to honor Ortiz before his final game at Tropicana Field but canceled the ceremony at Ortizs request after Fernandezs death. He had three hits and moved past Frank Thomas for 107th place on the career list with 2,469 hits.Ortiz has 35 homers and 90 RBI at Tropicana Field, which is the most of any visiting player. Alex Rodriguez is next with 30 homers and 73 RBI.HONORING BIG PAPIRays 3B Evan Longoria and RHP Chris Archer informally presented Ortiz with an oil painting of his 500th home run, which he hit at Tropicana Field last season. Ortiz was also given 34 special handmade Diamond Crown Maximus cigars and $5,000 donations in his name to the Miracle League of St. Petersburg, Florida and the University of South Florida Latino scholarship program.TRAINERS ROOMRays: CF Kevin Kiermaier was hit a pitch in the second and later departed with a bruised left wrist. X-rays were negative.UP NEXTRed Sox: Ortiz will play at Yankee Stadium for the final time during a three-game series against New York that starts Tuesday night. Playing baseball in New York is something that is very special, Ortiz said. LHP David Price (17-8) will start for the Red Sox Tuesday night.Rays: LHP Drew Smyly (7-11) will face White Sox RHP James Shields (3-11) Monday night in the first of four games in Chicago. Swell Bottle Nz Liberty . But Bourque, who has missed three games with a lower-body injury, wont be in the lineup when the Habs travel to Buffalo to take on the Sabres on Wednesday. Swell Traveler Sale . The 29-year-old from Port Colborne, Ont., has nothing but good things to say about former U.S. marine Liz (Girlrilla) Carmouche ahead of their co-main event Wednesday on the UFCs "Fight for the Troops" televised card in Fort Campbell, Ky. http://www.swellbottlesnz.com/swell-bottle-nz-sale.html .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night. Real Wood Water Bottle .C. -- Chris Thorburn thinks one of the reasons the Winnipeg Jets have been successful under new coach Paul Maurice is that theyre playing together as a team. sWell Bottle Stockists . - Levi Browns tenure at left tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers is over before it even began. Theyve conquered the premiers and a bruising interstate trip in the past fortnight but can Melbourne do whats eluded them so often in the past and win the one they should?The Demons will know when they walk onto the MCG on Sunday whether they can still play AFL finals football this year.But its not the main game for Melbourne, who feel theyre already ahead of the ledger this season no matter what unfolds in the final fortnight.Coach Paul Roos has declared 2016 a success regardless and assistant coach Jade Rawlings this week similarly dismissed the idea Melbourne still had something to prove.I would have thought thats been answered in recent times, he told AAP.Hawthorn at the MCG and Port Adelaide in Adelaide ... those last two matches were pressure matches.Weve answered most challenges that have come our way this year.Were not really dealing with (finals) because its an outcome.No doubt it brings a lot of excitement with whats ahead but there are so many variables that need to unfold first.The Demons have made three changes, losing Jeff Garlett to illness while dropping Cameron Pedersen and James Harmes.In comes young forward Sam Weideman, Alex Neal-Bullen and Viv Michie.ddddddddddddBoth Neal-Bullen, 20, and Michie, 24, are examples of the new Melbourne: demanding selection from the reserves.The pair have played just three AFL matches combined this season but have put their hands up with outstanding displays for the ladder-leading Casey Scorpions.Its been one of the biggest improvements in the footy club, Rawlings says.The depth we have at our list now, players know they need to be performing at VFL level. And most selected have been able to perform at AFL level.Jesse Hogan will play despite battling a cold through the week.Carlton, on a nine-game losing streak, have made one change - Blaine Boekhorst has been omitted in favour of Liam Sumner.Coach Brendon Bolton said he would be disheartened if his side didnt bring the same intensity as his finals-chasing opponents.Weve got as much to play for as they have, he said.Melbourne have been in really good form and theyve still got finals hopes ... (but) were looking to make sure we improve every game. ' ' '