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BOSTON - Giancarlo Stanton hit a home run that he hoped ended both a personal slump and the Miami Marlins skid as well. Not quite. The Boston Red Sox rallied for three runs in the eighth inning for a 6-5 victory Thursday night, completing a three-game sweep of the slumping Marlins. "Especially here, its never going to be over until the last out is made," said Stanton, whose solo shot off Daisuke Matsuzaka was the first of two runs the Marlins scored in the sixth inning while taking a 5-3 lead. "It was a good jump start to get us back on top and the game back in our hands. But unfortunately it didnt work out that way." Not much has for the Marlins lately. The Marlins took a lead in all three games of the series but lost them all as they dropped their fourth straight overall and 13th in their last 15. "Finally we got the lead late in the game. Our bullpen has been great all year long. We feel good about ourselves. We get the matchup we want, dont work," Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Youve got to fight the fight. They want to quit, Id like to know. Im a fighter. Im going to fight through it." Boston tied the score on a two-run homer by Will Middlebrooks, who drove in four runs. Ryan Kalish then singled, raced to third on a groundout to first and scored on Daniel Navas single up the middle. Alfredo Aceves pitched a perfect ninth for his 18th save in 21 opportunities. Scott Atchison (2-0) allowed one hit over the seventh and eighth. The Red Sox won their fifth straight game and the seventh in their last eight as they matched their season-best mark of three games over .500. Stanton, in a 2-for-31 slump, hit his first homer in 12 games and 15th of the season to make it 4-3. That ended Matsuzakas streak of 14 consecutive outs and brought in lefty Andrew Miller. He retired the next batter before giving up a single to Greg Dobbs and a run-scoring double to Omar Infante. Jarrod Saltalmacchia started the winning rally in the eighth with a double off Randy Choate. Edward Mujica (0-3) came in and served up Middlebrooks long, tying shot. Then Nava, who had six singles in the last two games, lined a clean single to centre. "I believe in my bullpen. We had the matchup we wanted," Guillen said. "They beat our matchups." In just his third start of the season since having Tommy John elbow surgery on June 10, 2011, Matsuzaka gave up a leadoff single in the first to Jose Reyes, who went to third on a slow grounder to shortstop Mike Aviles, who got the out at first. Stanton walked and stole second and both runners scored on a single by Dobbs. After Dobbs stole second, he came in on a single by Infante. Matsuzaka ended the inning by retiring Scott Cousins on a fly ball to centre and didnt allow another runner until Stanton homered. In his previous start, a 3-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs, he set down 13 of his last 14 batters after allowing three runs. Carlos Zambrano gave up one hit through three innings before Boston tied the game with two runs in the fourth and one in the fifth. He hit the first two batters, Cody Ross and Saltalamacchia, in the fourth. Ross scored on a single by Middlebrooks and Saltalamacchia came in on a sacrifice fly by Aviles. The Red Sox evened the score at 3 on another RBI single by Middlebrooks, driving in Adrian Gonzalez, who led off the fifth with a walk. NOTES: Boston 2B Dustin Pedroia returned to the lineup after missing one game as a precaution when he felt discomfort in his right hand on his last at-bat in Tuesday nights 7-5 win. ... Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria spoke to his struggling team before the game. ... Miami optioned RHP Chris Hatcher to New Orleans and recalled LHP Mike Dunn from the Triple-A team. ... The Red Sox begin a three-game series at home against the Atlanta Braves on Friday night, sending Jon Lester (4-4) to the mound against Jair Jurrjens (0-2). ... 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Lavasier Tuinei caught two touchdown passes for Oregon (7-1, 5-0), which has won 21 straight games at Autzen Stadium. The Ducks have also won 17 straight conference games. DeAnthony Thomas, a running back from Los Angeles, has 11 touchdowns this season, an Oregon record for a true freshman. His second score of the game was a 93-yard kickoff return. James, a Heisman finalist last season, missed two games after dislocating his right elbow in a victory over California on Oct. 6. Wearing a brace, James ran for 53 yards against the Cougars. Darron Thomas missed Oregons 45-2 victory over Colorado last week because of an apparent knee injury he sustained the week before against Arizona State. Thomas, wearing a brace on his left knee, did not look limited mobility-wise and it was unclear if he left the game because of the injury. He finished with 8-of-13 passing for 153 yards and a score. Bennett completed four of seven passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Marshall Lobbestael, who played in place of injured Cougars quarterback Jeff Tuel, completed 28 of 48 passes for 337 yards and a touchdown. He was intercepted twice. Oregons special teams set the tone when they blocked Washington States punt after the games opening series and Boseko Lokombo returned it 26 yards for the touchdown. Holder Jackson Rices pass to kicker Alejandro Maldonado was good for two extra points to put the Ducks ahead 8-0. Andrew Furney kickeed a 40-yard field goal to narrow the margin for the Cougars.dddddddddddd Oregon made it 15-3 when Darron Thomas, scrambling away from several defenders, got off a pass moments before he was hit. Tuinei awkwardly pulled it down and stumbled into the end zone for a 55-yard touchdown. Furney missed a 25-yarder for the Cougars with just under three minutes left in the first half. But Washington State would quickly recover, with cornerback Damante Hortons 76-yard interception return for a touchdown to narrow it to 15-10 with 1:50 left. Maldonados 47-yard field goal attempt for the Ducks went wide right as time ran out in the half. Bennett set the tone for Oregon in the second half with a pitch to DeAnthony Thomas who ran the rest of the way for a 45-yard score. After Furneys 35-yard field goal for the Cougars, Bennett found Tuinei in the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown to give the Ducks a 29-13 advantage. The Cougars closed the gap again with Lobbestaels 24-yard TD pass to Jared Karstetter, but DeAnthony Thomas answered with a 93-yard kickoff return for a score. Kenjon Barner ran for a 28-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter for the Ducks. Washington States Rickey Galvin had an 8-yard scoring run and the two-point conversion was successful for the final margin. Tuel aggravated a clavicle injury in Washington States 44-21 loss to Oregon State last weekend, but the real problem this week turned out to be a bruised right calf. He was later diagnosed with acute compartment syndrome. Also absent was All-American cornerback/kick returner Cliff Harris, who was suspended earlier this week after he was cited during a traffic stop for driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance and failing to wear a seat belt. Harris cannot participate in any football-related activities. It was a second strike for the junior, who was suspended to start the season after he was cited for driving 118 mph this June. Harris reportedly paid to have his license reinstated on Friday. ' ' '
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