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BOSTON -- Mired deep in last place in the AL East standings, the Tampa Bay Rays rallied late and kept the Boston Red Sox from moving within a game of the division lead.Luke Mailes two-run homer in the seventh put Tampa Bay into a 3-3 tie and set up Evan Longorias game-winning solo shot in the eighth as the Rays rallied to beat the Red Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night.Exciting win. That was a nice come from behind, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.The Rays have won all of 56 games this season and needed to come from behind for 27 of them. Tuesdays rally did nothing to help the Rays standing within the division, but it did keep Boston from picking up a game on first-place Toronto after the Blue Jays 5-3 loss to Baltimore.Boston remained two games behind Toronto for the AL lead and the Orioles are just one game behind the Red Sox.This is what happens down toward the end of the year, Boston shortstop Xander Bogaerts said. Some teams are battling to push you out of the playoffs and some teams are battling to stay in it.Bogaerts doubled during Bostons two-run sixth inning that briefly put the Red Sox up 3-1. The Rays tied it in the seventh with and unlikely power source at a crucial moment. Maile delivered his second career homer with two outs in the seventh, driving a 1-2 pitch from Drew Pomeranz out to left.It was the last pitch of the night from Pomeranz, who was one strike from cruising into the eighth with a two-run lead.Longoria finished up the rally in the eighth with his 31st homer of the season, a shot that cleared the Green Monster altogether and stuck Boston reliever Clay Buchholz (5-10) with the loss.It is what he does. Thats why hes such a special player, Cash said. Were thankful weve got Longo on our side.Pomeranz and Tampa Bay starter Jake Odorizzi both pitched well but didnt factor in the decision.Enny Romero (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh with two strikeouts and got the win. Alex Colome survived a hit and a passed ball in the ninth while picking up his 29th save.Pomeranz struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings, allowing three runs, five hits and two walks. Odorizzi allowed three runs and five hits in six innings, striking out seven and walking two.Hanley Ramirez hit a homer in the fifth for Bostons first run and added an RBI single in the sixth when the Red Sox scored twice to take a 3-1 lead.NO-DECISIONOdorizzi didnt want to discuss much about another strong start that fizzled to a no-decision, but he was thrilled to talk about the performance of his young catcher.Luke was the one who made it all count. What a clutch piece of hitting, he said. He got his pitch, he was sitting on it, and he made the most of it. Without that swing, were not back in the game.GREAT LOCATIONBoston took its first lead in the sixth after Dustin Pedroia walked with one out and went to third on Bogaerts double down the left-field line. Pedroia tagged up and scored on David Ortizs sinking fly ball to right, where Steven Souza Jr. prevented another run with a diving catch.Boston ended up getting the run anyway on an odd single by Ramirez, whose towering popup to shallow right landed safely between Souza and first baseman Brad Miller.Its one of those placement balls that found its spot, Cash said.STAY AWAYBuchholz pitched just the eighth inning. Manager John Farrell said he needed to call on Buchholz for the second straight night -- a first for the former starter -- with reliever Brad Ziegler unavailable with an illness.And with Boston in position for a return to the playoffs, the Red Sox werent taking any chances.He had to leave the ballpark, Farrell said. He has the flu so weve had to keep him quarantined.TRAINERS ROOMRays: Tampa Bay enjoyed a second straight game without a player on the DL. The Rays got back to full strength Monday by activating RHP Alex Cobb, who is coming off Tommy John surgery and is scheduled to start Friday against Toronto. Before Monday, the Rays had at least one player on the DL every game since beating Minnesota 12-5 on July 6, 2011 -- a string of 853 consecutive games.Red Sox: OF Andrew Benintendi has been fitted for a brace for his sprained left knee. Farrell said it will take about a week to construct the custom brace that will allow the rookie to increase the intensity of his rehab workouts. Benintendi injured the knee last Wednesday in a loss at Tampa Bay.UP NEXTRays: LHP Drew Smyly (6-11, 4.80 ERA) starts for the Rays in the series finale Wednesday afternoon. Smyly is 4-0 in his last seven starts with three no-decisions. Smyly has pitched at least six innings during the seven-game span.Red Sox: RHP Steven Wright (13-6, 3.18) will make his first career start against the Rays. 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Being backed into the other Red Bull was clearly the final straw.Vettels tirade was also a public venting of frustration that has been building all season thanks to Ferraris abysmal failure to give the German a car worthy of the podium, never mind the win everyone expected after the first race in Australia.But none of that is an excuse for openly berating an official and adding insult to injury with the disrespectful choice of words. Equally unacceptable is the argument that this was a private conversation that FOM unfairly chose to broadcast.Vettel is not alone in whingeing out loud in the knowledge that the Race Director is listening. In the light of fairly tedious races these days, we need these colourful interludes across the airwaves even if the aim of many complaints is simply to mark Charlie Whitings card.Vettel knew exactly what he was doing and should consider himself fortunate that Max Mosley is no longer President of the FIA since Mosley would have been less likely to adopt the moderate response of his successor. It may have been a heat of the moment outburst but that is the instigator of most instances of cutting invective that are regretted moments after the words have been spat in the directiion of the perceived offender.dddddddddddd Nonetheless, Vettel was explicit and public in his disrespect.Comparisons have been drawn with football. Surprisingly, perhaps, swearing has never been a serious issue - at least with players. According to my former Observer colleague and experienced football writer, Paul Wilson, this has been accepted as part of the game - but with the exception of referees not being targeted for abuse. Wilson quotes a documentary about 20 years ago during which referee David Elleray was called a f------ cheat (in a game) by a player. Elleray objected to the cheat bit - but not the swearword.Similar to drivers using the radio to question a move for the information of the team (and Whiting), the procedure in football is that only captains are supposed to talk to referees if a decision or some such is being queried. If foul or abusive language is used, they can be cautioned or sent off.It seems to be working quite well, says Wilson. The players know their boundaries, and they understand that while general swearwords will not freak anyone out, they cannot harangue the referee or subject him to a tirade of personal abuse. I cant remember anyone serving a suspension for foul and abusive language. You might get booked or sent off, thats all.During an Aviva Premiership match in 2013, Dylan Hartley, the captain of Northampton Saints rugby team, called the referee a f------ cheat. Despite later claiming he was addressing another player, Hartley immediately received a red card.Vettel did not go that far with his invective. But it was close. He can count himself lucky -- and hes bright enough to realize that. ' ' '