ST. Nathaniel Clifton Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Bostons clubhouse was buzzing about David Ortizs high-and-deep homer in the first inning, a drive that provided the winning margin as the Red Sox moved close to a postseason berth in the sluggers final season.Ortiz hit a two-run shot to set the RBI record for a player in his final year, and the AL East-leading Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on Friday night for their ninth straight win.Its not all about the distance, Ortiz said after the 411-foot drive. Its about scoring runs and make sure we put us in position to win the game.Ortizs 37th homer came off Chris Archer (8-19) and raised his RBI total to 124, one more than Shoeless Joe Jackson in 1920. The 40-year-olds 540th homer, his 300th on the road, struck an overhanging catwalk above the right-field seats.Im used to the ball going over the fence but that far, I dont think you really ever get used to that, teammate Mookie Betts said. Hes just doing what he always does.When asked if hes thinking about 40 homers, Ortiz said with a laugh Im 40.Coming off four-game sweeps of the New York Yankees and Baltimore, the Red Sox have a 5 1/2-game lead over second-place Toronto in the AL East. They lowered their magic number to two for clinching a playoff berth.Drew Pomeranz (3-5) allowed one run and four hits in five innings. Brad Ziegler, the fifth Boston reliever, got his fourth save after allowing a leadoff double in the ninth to Evan Longoria.Red Sox set-up man Koji Uehara and closer Craig Kimbrel were both given the night off after extensive use recently.Archer set a Tampa Bay record for losses in a season, breaking the mark Tanyon Sturtze set in 2002. He has lost 11 straight decisions against Boston since beating the Red Sox in his first career start against them on Sept. 19, 2012.It stinks whenever youre on the mound for so many team losses, Archer said.Ortiz appeared to have his 524th double with the Red Sox, which would have moved him within one of tying Ted Williams for second on the franchise list, but was called out at second base in the seventh after Tampa Bay challenged the original safe call. He was credited with a single.Mikie Mahtook hit a solo homer in the second for the Rays.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: Knuckleballer Steven Wright (shoulder) threw at 120 feet on flat ground and might have a bullpen session Sunday.Rays: OF Steven Souza Jr. was in the clubhouse, two days after left hip surgery and expects to be ready for spring training.MORE BIG PAPIOrtiz has 35 homers at Tropicana Field, the most of any opponent.UP NEXTRed Sox RHP Rick Porcello (21-4) will face Rays RHP Matt Andriese (8-7) Saturday night. Porcello has gone seven innings or more and allowed three runs or fewer in 11 consecutive starts, which ties Cy Young (1904) and Pedro Martinez (2000) for the long stretch in a single season in team history. Ray Scott Jersey .Y. -- Bills receiver Stevie Johnson has a bone to pick with the NFL schedule maker. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk Jersey .S. -- Nikolaj Ehlers registered a hat trick for the third straight game and Jonathan Drouin had a goal and five assists as the Halifax Mooseheads hammered the host Cape Breton Screaming Eagles 10-1 on Tuesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. https://www.cheappistonsonline.com/226y-...ey-pistons.html . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. LUXEMBOURG -- Second-seeded Caroline Wozniacki withdrew ill from the Luxembourg Open on Thursday, allowing Monica Niculescu of Romania to advance to the semifinals.Niculescu will play third-seeded Kiki Bertens after the Dutchwoman beat Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic 6-0, 6-4.Top-seeded Petra Kvitova allso advanced by beating eighth-seeded Johanna Larsson of Sweden, 6-2, 6-0. Reggie Jackson Jersey. Kvitova will play U.S. qualifier Lauren Davi, who beat Andrea Petkovic of Germany 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. ' ' '