BOSTON (AP) a' After remembering the victims and the survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings, the Red Sox kept on with their most readily useful start in 11 years by beating the Kansas City Royals 4-3 Saturday as David Ortiz played his first game since last summer and Daniel Nava hit a homer in the eighth inning. On the front rather than the normal "Red Sox" the Red Sox used white home tops with "Boston". The tops is likely to be sold off for an account to support victims of the bombing. Team and Kansas City players wore a Strong" patch on leading of their tops. Neil Diamond performed Red Sox beloved "Sweet Caroline" ahead of the bottom of the eighth. The 37-year-old Ortiz injured his right Achilles tendon working the bases on July 17 and appeared only once in Boston's final 72 activities, from the Royals on Aug. 24. Ortiz was worried by infection in both pumps throughout spring training and did not perform in just about any exhibition games. He was 2 for 4 in his reunite, tying the rating 1-all with a sixth-inning RBI individual off James Shields. Following the emotional pregame service, the Red Sox won their sixth straight activities a' four since Monday's bombings at the marathon finish line. Clay Buchholz (4-0) allowed eight hits in eight innings, struck out six and walked one. Phil Bailey helped Lorenzo Cain's leadoff homer over the Green Monster in the ninth, his next hit of the overall game, then got his next save yourself when Alex Gordon hit a groundout with two on. Guards quit one run and four visits in six innings with eight strikeouts and three walks. Buchholz extended his scoreless ability to 22 innings before Cain doubled in the fifth and obtained on Jeff Francoeur's simple. Cain doubled leading off the seventh and obtained on Salvador Perez's two-out RBI multiple for a 2-1 lead. But Jonny Gomes doubled against Tim Collins beginning the eighth and Dustin Pedroia walked. After Ortiz grounded in to a double play, Kelvin Herrera (1-2) walked Mike Napoli on four pitches and Nava homered to right. NOTES: Cain is 11 for his last 16. ... Glasses joined only 2-9 with a ERA in his profession in Fenway Park. ... The game was left by boston OF Shane Victorino with lower back tightness. ... Boston's beginners have allowed three or less runs in most 16 games this season.
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