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Iwamura Homers in Eighth to Lead Tampa Bay  

Posted Apr 27, 08 12:10 AM CDT in Sports    Most Covered

(newser) – Akinori Iwamura homered in the eighth inning and Tampa Bay beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 last night for the Rays' first five-game winning streak in more than two years. Iwamura's two-out, two-run homer, his first since Sept. 3, came on a 1-1 pitch from Clay Buchholz (1-2), who took a one-hit shutout into the inning.

Dioner Navarro got the Rays' second hit, a pinch-hit single with one out in the eighth. After Jason Bartlett flew out, Iwamura's shot helped Tampa Bay win its fifth straight for the first time since Aug. 16-21, 2005. Buchholz allowed two runs and three hits over eight innings in his first complete game of the season. Boston has lost four in a row.

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Iwamura Homers in Eighth to Lead Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, right, celebrates his eighth inning two-run home run with teammate Carl Crawford, in a 2-1 win during a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox.   (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Iwamura Homers in Eighth to Lead Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura watches his two-run home run in the eighth inning of the Rays' 2-1 win in a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox.   (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Iwamura Homers in Eighth to Lead Tampa Bay
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz returns to the mound after giving up an eighth-inning, two-run home run to Tampa Bay Rays' Akinori Iwamura, rounding the bases in the background.   (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
Iwamura Homers in Eighth to Lead Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Edwin Jackson throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in St. Petersburg, Fla.   (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)
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