Red Sox blow 5-run lead, lose 6-5 to Rays in 15 (Yahoo Sports)

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- The Boston Red Sox blew a big early lead en route to their longest skid in 13 years. Andrew Miller threw a force attempt at second base into center field, allowing pinch-runner Cole Figueroa to score in the bottom of the 15th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays handed the Red Sox their ninth consecutive loss, 6-5 Saturday. Boston scored five runs in the first inning but still lost its ninth in a row for the first time since Aug. 25-Sept. 4, 2001. ''These types of games are difficult to take when you come out on the losing side of it,'' Boston manager John Farrell said.

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