CLEVELAND — Jason Bay took another star closer deep.
The Boston outfielder hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning off Cleveland’s Kerry Wood to give the Red Sox their 11th consecutive victory, 3-1 on Monday night.
Bay fell behind 0-1 before pulling a 99 mph fastball from Wood (0-1) into the left-field seats as Boston extended its longest winning streak since 2006.
Bay’s third hit sent the Red Sox to another drama-filled victory.
Cleveland’s Cy Young winner, Cliff Lee, and Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield matched strikes and zeros for seven innings.
Wood walked Dustin Pedroia to open the ninth, and David Ortiz blooped a single. Bay then pounced on Wood’s second pitch for his fifth homer.
Jonathan Paplebon gave up Mark DeRosa’s RBI single in the ninth before getting his fifth save.
