BOSTON -- Desmond Jennings homered, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six strong innings and the Tampa Bay Rays ended their drought at Fenway Park, beating the Red Sox 6-2 Wednesday night. The Rays had scored a total of five runs in losing their first five games this season at the ballpark, including a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday during which they managed a pair of runs on 10 combined hits. Jose Molina and Evan Longoria each had three of Tampa Bays 15 hits and the Rays ended a three-game losing streak with their second win in eight games. After going a combined 1 for 7 in his extended major league debut during Tuesdays doubleheader, top prospect Wil Myers delivered a two-run double during Tampa Bays three-run seventh that broke the game open. Rays pitchers retired 16 of the last 18 batters of the game, yielding one hit over the final five frames. Jacoby Ellsbury and Jonny Gomes had two hits apiece for the Red Sox, who lost for the second time in five games, but still lead Baltimore by 1 1/2 games in the AL East. Coming off one of his worst outings of the season, Hellickson (5-3) surrendered two runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and no walks. It was a vast improvement from Thursday, when he tied his career-high by allowing eight runs in a 10-1 loss to Kansas City. Ryan Dempster (4- was seeking his third win in four starts, but was hit hard in the first inning before settling down. The right-hander gave up three runs on eight hits over six innings, walking two and striking out three. The Rays scored as many runs in the first Wednesday as they did in 18 innings a day earlier. Jennings hit his ninth homer with one out in the first, depositing Dempsters sixth pitch of the game into the seats above the Green Monster in left field. The Rays made it 2-0 when Ben Zobrist singled, moved to third on a base hit by Longoria and scored on a sacrifice fly by James Loney. Boston cut it to 2-1 in the second when David Ortiz led off with a double to deep centre and later scored on an infield single by Gomes. Longoria nearly saved a run in the fourth on a liner by Gomes, but the third baseman couldnt squeeze the ball in his outstretched glove, allowing Jarrod Saltalamacchia to trot home and tie the game. Dempster retired seven straight before Molina singled to open the fifth and scored on a base hit by Zobrist that put the Rays back on top for gd. Longoria added an RBI single off reliever Craig Breslow in the seventh that made it 4-2 before Myers doubled to right field off Alex Wilson. NOTES: Boston C David Ross is headed to Pittsburgh on Thursday to be examined by a concussion specialist. Ross is currently on the seven-day concussion DL. ... Red Sox RF Shane Victorino got the day off. . 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AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburns starting quarterback was banged up, and the star tailback went down, t. One starting linebacker was out with an injury and another was ejected early in the game for targeting.Then the eighth-ranked Tigers had a field goal blocked.They managed to overcome all that and beat Vanderbilt 23-16 on Saturday, reminding coach Gus Malzahn of Auburns most successful recent teams.We had some guys that really stepped up and did a super job, Malzahn said after the game. In every year that weve won a lot of games, there has been a game like this where our guys found a way to win.The Tigers (7-2, 5-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 9 CFP) kept alive their hopes of winning the Western Division and staying in playoff contention.With games still ahead at Georgia and at No. 1 Alabama, Auburn still controls its own destiny in the West because Texas A&M, which beat the Tigers, lost to Mississippi State.Quarterback Sean White sat out the first half but came off the bench to lead a second-half comeback. Malzahn declined to disclose the nature of his injury but said he was hurt in a physical game against Mississippi.The biggest question leading up to Saturdays game at Georgia is the status of tailback Kamryn Pettway, who pulled up at the end of a 60-yard run in the fourth quarter, clutching his left leg. Malzahn said the SECs leading rusher obviously pulled something, but his status against the Bulldogs is unknown.No. 2 rusher Kerryon Johnson is still nursing an ankle injury and Malzahn said he was somewhere around 80 percent healthy for the game with Vandy (4-5, 1-4).Linebacker Tre Williams missed the game with an undisclosed injury and Deshaun Davis was ejected in the firstt quarter.dddddddddddd Davis will be available for the Georgia game.Auburns potential game-sealing field goal attempt in the final minutes was blocked by linebacker Zach Cunningham, setting up a Vandy drive into Auburns territory. Josh Holsey picked off Kyle Shurmurs pass to end the last-minute threat.We learned how to fight through adversity in this game, safety Tray Matthews said. Were just growing as a team and continuing to fight through everything, all the obstacles. Im really proud of our team.(The Commodores) came in and fought their butt off but we fought back.Auburns recent history was built on surviving games like this. The 2013 team won the SEC title and made the national championship game with two famous plays: a tipped Hail Mary pass to beat Georgia and a 109-yard return of a missed field goal by Alabama. Cam Newtons 2010 team when Malzahn was offensive crdinator had a big comeback win in the Iron Bowl and won five games by a field goal or less.These Tigers have an awfully long way to go to match those teams feats, but they can win the SEC West with victories over Georgia and Alabama. Holsey likes what he sees so far from a group that has won six straight since starting 1-2.Its the will. Its the will of the team, he said. Its the teammates and the coaching staff. 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