There are some things we’ve always known about the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry. Like a Sunday night matchup between the two AL East foes will stretch deep into the night – 10 innings deep, ending with a 3-2 Red Sox win. Art takes time, they say, so when baseball Rembrandts are creating a masterpiece, we can’t […]

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BOSTON — Pinch-runner Jarrod Saltalamacchia dived across home plate to score the winning run on Jacoby Ellsbury’s single in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on a rainy Tuesday night.

Jason Varitek singled with one out in the ninth against Vinnie Pestano (1-1) and Saltalamacchia ran for him. Josh Reddick followed with a single that sent Saltalamacchia to second.

Ellsbury then singled, setting up the play at the plate. Center fielder Eziquiel Cabrera threw home and catcher Carlos Santana caught the ball wide of the plate, but Saltalamacchia won the race and scored.