ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Dustin Pedroia singled with two outs in the top of the 16th inning, snapping a scoreless tie and giving the Boston Red Sox a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday night.

Dustin Pedroia managed to single with just two outs in the first half of the 16^th innings which snapped up a scoreless tie which gave the Boston Red Sox a huge 1-0 win over the Rays yesterday night. Both Josh Beckett along with five other relievers had combined to pitch a three hitter for the tem who then went on to win for the eighth time in the nine games they played which retained a 1 ½ game lead over the Yankees in second place in the AL East. NFL odds

Pedroia came in and lined up a single to the right field off Adam Russell which drove Josh Reddick from the third base. Reddick then drew a leadoff walk which moved to second on the sacrifice bunt and the third on Marco Scuarto’s infield hit. NFL spreads

Alfredo Aceves stepped up and pitched three whole scoreless innings to contribute to the win. Then Jonathan Papelbon worked upwards from the bottom line of the 16^th for his 21^st save in the 22 opportunities he got. It was the ongest of the 1-0 game in the major leagues since back in 2004 when the Angeles and Brewers place on the 8^th of June they went 17 innings which was the longest game ever was the 24 innings between the Astros and Mets in 1968.

Beckett came in and worked to limit the Rays to just a hone hit in 3-0 complete game shutout at the Tropicana Field just last month, The all star player was equally though this time round too. NFL lines

Neimann was playing almost as good while he was working a season high in the eight innings which allowed for two out single to Adrian Gonzales in the first and then Pedroia’s single down over to the left filed line leading off in the fourth. Reddick who is a 6 foot 9 right hander got one out in the fifth and Scutaro with two outs in the eighth got a career high of 10 and didn’t allow any of the runner past second base.