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By Ben Watanabe
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There's starting to be a feeling in Boston.
After being unable to get out of their own way for most of the first three months, the Red Sox suddenly can't be stopped. They'd won 12 consecutive games entering Sunday, pushing them into sole possession of the third American League Wild Card berth.
But Saturday's 7-6 comeback victory over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays didn't come easily.
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Wilyer Abreu's two-out, two-run home run to right field pushed Boston ahead and set off the Fenway Park crowd, but it was only the exclamation point on a stirring half-inning.
Abreu's blast was made possible by Jarren Duran legging out an infield chopper, Masataka Yoshida plating a run on a groundout, and Ceddanne Rafaela and Andruw Monasterio just beating the tags on hustle doubles.
Watch it all play out in the video below.
The win was the Red Sox's third straight over the Rays and set the stage for Boston to potentially sweep its division rival in the series finale Sunday.
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