Martinez hits 3-run homer in 10th, Red Sox beat Indians 5-3

CLEVELAND (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning off Nick Wittgren and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 on Saturday night.

Martinez, who broke out of an 0-for-20 slump with three hits, drove a 2-1 pitch into the seats in right field for his 24th home run of the season. Martinez also singled in the first and sixth.

Jarren Duran began the 10th inning as the runner on second base and moved to third on Kyle Schwarber’s single to left off Wittgren (2-7).

Boston's Adam Ottavino came on in the 10th with the bases loaded and one out. He struck out Austin Hedges before Óscar Mercado’s single cut the lead to two runs. Ottavino retired Andrés Giménez on a groundout for his 10th save and second of the series.

Martín Pérez started the 10th with José Ramírez at second. Pérez walked Franmil Reyes and hit Bradley Zimmer with the first pitch. Pérez struck out Bobby Bradley.

Garrett Whitlock (6-2) pitched around a one-out single in the ninth.

Boston, which holds the AL's second wild-card spot, used Jonathan Araúz’s three-run homer in the eighth inning to beat the Indians 4-3 on Friday.

Nathan Eovaldi allowed two runs and struck out six, throwing 97 pitches in 5 1/3 innings. The right-hander gave up Franmil Reyes’ solo homer in the second.

Cal Quantrill gave up two runs, one earned, in seven innings. Boston had runners on second and third with one out in the seventh, but Araúz popped out and Duran flied out. Quantrill, who allowed Schwarber’s solo homer in the first, struck out six.

Schwarber homered to center with one out in the first, his 27th of the season. Martinez singled and scored when left fielder Daniel Johnson booted Xanxder Bogaerts’ double into the corner.

Reyes led off the second with a home run into the left field bleachers, his...

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