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BOSTON -- Red Sox reliever Brad Ziegler got his first matchup against his former teammates in a tight spot -- bases loaded and nobody out in the eighth inning.Ten pitches and three strikeouts later, he walked back to the dugout with a three-run lead intact.I was doing what I could just to stay relaxed and calm on the mound, Ziegler said after Boston beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Saturday night.Even warming up, seeing the scenario unfold, trying to not get the adrenaline too high, the side-arming righty said. If it does, I tend to start missing with my pitches and not throwing them where I want. I was able to do that.Ziegler, acquired last month from Arizona, saved what could have been a rough inning after Matt Barnes walked three straight batters.He struck out the side in a crucial moment, Boston manager John Farrell said. A big lift in that particular inning.Brock Holt hit a two-run homer and Sandy Leon had a solo shot for the Red Sox. Rookie Andrew Benintendi and Dustin Pedroia each had two hits and drove in a run for Boston, which won its second straight after losing four of five.Michael Bourn had two singles and an RBI for the Diamondbacks. They had won four of five.Bases loaded nobody out, youre down three and you want to at least get a couple there, Arizona manager Chip Hale said. But he did a nice job. Weve seen him do it (with us).Robbie Ross Jr. (2-2) worked an inning of relief for the win after starter Clay Buchholz gave up three runs over 4 1/3 innings in a spot start. Craig Kimbrel worked the ninth for his 19th save.Archie Bradley (4-8) allowed six runs -- four earned -- in 5 1/3 innings.Demoted to the bullpen twice this season, Buchholz made his first start since early July on the eve of his 32nd birthday because knuckleballer Steven Wright was scratched on Thursday after jamming his pitching shoulder diving back into second during an interleague game.Trailing 3-1 in the fifth, the Red Sox charged ahead with three runs that were keyed by right fielder Socrates Brito misplaying a flyball for an error. Leon hooked his homer around the Pesky Pole, Benintendi had an RBI double off the Green Monster after Holt reached on the error and Mookie Betts grounder bounced over third baseman Jake Lamb for an RBI single.Holt homered over Bostons bullpen to make it 6-3 and chased Bradley in the sixth.Arizona had moved ahead by scoring twice in the fourth and once in the fifth.Buchholz held the Diamondbacks hitless until Bourns one-out single in the fourth. Bourn later scored on a groundout and Rickie Weeks Jr. added an RBI single, making it 2-1. Bourn had an RBI single in the fifth.TRAINERS ROOMDiamondbacks: Hale said the club hopes to learn more about RHP Rubby De La Rosas injury after he was sent for an MRI on Friday. The righty has been on the DL after elbow inflammation since May 26.Red Sox: 2B Pedroia was back in the starting lineup after leaving Fridays game with flu-like symptoms. ... CF Jackie Bradley Jr. was out, both nursing a sore big toe after fouling a ball off his foot a couple of games ago and resting after playing 110 of the clubs 114 games. ... Farrell said Wright threw again Saturday, but hes not completely symptom free and the next step will be on Monday.THAT WAS NICEPedroia went behind second base in the seventh to snag Jean Seguras grounder and flipped it from his glove to SS Xander Bogaerts, who fired to first to complete a DP.UP NEXTDiamondbacks: RHP Zack Greinke (11-3, 3.67 ERA) looks to continue his solid run in the series finale on Sunday. Hes 8-0 with a 2.47 ERA in his last 10 starts.Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (15-3, 3.40) hopes to continue his startling success this season in Fenway Park on Sunday. The righty is looking to become the first Red Sox pitcher since Dave Boo Ferriss in 1946 to win his first 12 decisions in a season at home. Ferriss went 13-0 at Fenway that year.Eric Fisher Super Bowl Jersey . -- Golden State Warriors coach Mark Jackson asked his players a simple question during Fridays morning shootaround: How many of them had ever been on a team 14 games over . Larry Johnson Super Bowl Jersey . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. http://www.officialkcchiefspro.com/Xavier-williams-chiefs-jersey/ . "Were just throwing s--- at the wall hoping something sticks," said Tortorella about the possible line combinations for Fridays game against Columbus. The Canucks have lost five straight games and six of their last seven, leaving them in a logjam in the Pacific Division, currently sitting fifth - good for ninth in the Western Conference. Mitchell Schwartz Super Bowl Jersey .Y. - New Orleans forward Anthony Davis was chosen Friday to replace the injured Kobe Bryant in the NBA All-Star game that will be played in his home city. Derrick Thomas Super Bowl Jersey .C. -- After a listless first half, the Washington Wizards used a big third quarter run to beat the Charlotte Bobcats Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Wizards used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to take control of what had been a close game and beat the Bobcats 97-83 on Tuesday night.There were 94 instances this season where hitters went at least seven consecutive games without a hit. In fairness, some of these streaks of futility consisted primarily of the one-and-done variety, made up of a majority of failed pinch-hit efforts, like Matt Szczurs seven-game, nine at-bat oh-fer in late June. However, many were a lot more damaging to your fantasy teams results.From Mikie Mahtooks 0-for-31 over a 10-game stretch in late August, to Carlos Beltrans 0-for-32 run of futility arouund the same time, and Chris Davis 0-for 24 over seven games in mid-July, there are several examples of players of all skill levels going through long stretches of hitless outings.dddddddddddd Just one such dismal streak of box scores in your points league lineup could easily doom your team should it come over the next few weeks, especially in a head-to-head format. ' ' '