Pedroia had reached on an error in the first inning and singled in the second

NEW ORLEANS (5-7) at TAMPA BAY (7-5)Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE -- Buccaneers by 1RECORD VS. SPREAD -- New Orleans 8-4, Tampa Bay 7-5SERIES RECORD -- Saints lead 30-18LAST MEETING -- Saints beat Buccaneers 24-17, Dec. 13, 2015LAST WEEK -- Saints lost to Lions 28-13; Buccaneers beat Chargers 28-21AP PRO32 RANKING -- Saints No. 23, Buccaneers No. 12SAINTS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (12), PASS (1).SAINTS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (26), RUSH (T11), PASS (31).BUCCANEERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (12), RUSH (17), PASS (13).BUCCANEERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (22), RUSH (25), PASS (15).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Saints have won eight of past nine between NFC South rivals, including four straight in Tampa. ... QB Drew Brees leads NFL in completions (375), passing attempts (500), completion percentage (71.4), passing yards (3,913) and touchdown passes (30). Hes been sharp on road, too, with 975 yards, eight TDs and two interceptions for 110.7 rating in past three road outings. ... Over that stretch, rookie WR Michael Thomas has 20 receptions for 271 yards and two TDs. Thomas leads rookies with 69 catches, 831 yards receiving and seven TD receptions. ... Saints LB Dannell Ellerbe has sack in four consecutive games. In his past two vs. Buccaneers, he has 17 tackles and sack. ... Bucs QB Jameis Winston has thrown for 15 TDs vs. four interceptions over past eight games. Tampa Bay has won six of those eight to climb into playoff contention, tied for division lead with Atlanta. ... Bucs are 4-0 since RB Doug Martin returned from hamstring injury that sidelined him seven weeks. ... WR Mike Evans ranks third in league with 1,058 receiving yards and is tied for second with 10 TD receptions. ... Bucs DT Gerald McCoy has 38 1/2 sacks since 2012, most in NFL by defensive tackle. ... DE Robert Ayers Jr. has 3 1/2 sacks and forced fumble during Tampa Bays four-game winning streak. ... Bucs defense has at least two takeaways in four consecutive games. ... 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BOSTON -- Hanley Ramirez had two three-run homers for six RBIs, David Ortiz added a homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 in interleague play on Friday night.Ramirezs performance seemingly shrugged off questions about his back pain that caused him to leave Thursdays game after a collision with New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez.It was the 20th multi-homer game for Ramirez and a much-needed victory for the Red Sox, who had lost four of five.?Boston scored four runs in each of the first two innings, ending a streak of 14 scoreless innings by the Diamondbacks starting pitchers.The Red Sox took advantage of some sloppy defensive play by Arizona, which committed two first-inning errors.Ortiz had three hits, including his 1,000th extra-base hit with Boston.It was all the run support needed for David Price (10-8), who struck out eight in eight innings to pick up the win.However, second baseman Dustin Pedroia left the game due to flu-like symptoms. Pedroia had reached on an error in the first inning and singled in the second, scoring in both frames as the Red Sox built an early 8-2 lead. He was removed from the game prior to the start of the third inning.Boston has seen several of its top hitters leave games with injury this week.Ortiz departed Wednesdays tilt after fouling a ball off his shin and Ramirez was an early exit on Thursday night following a collision in the field.Right fielder Mookie Betts also missed time when calf issues forced him out of Wednesdays game against the New York Yankees and caused him to miss the next conteest.dddddddddddd He returned the line up on Friday.Red Sox manager John Farrell indicated that there is a fluid build-up in Betts knee and that managing the pain will be a season-long exercise.As [the fluid] increases, were going to have to back off, if it does increase, Farrell said. All the imaging thats been done, its not because of structural damage or injury thats caused that, so were having to monitor closely.In other injury news, the Red Sox hope to have right-hander Steven Wright return to the rotation next week in Detroit, Farrell announced Friday.Wright was scratched from his scheduled start Thursday night against the New York Yankees because of shoulder pain.The All-Star knuckleballer jammed the shoulder diving into second base while pinch running Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, two days after he threw a three-hit shutout. Farrell said Wright threw from 90 feet Friday and has reported substantial improvement.The range of motion has improved, as I said over the last 24 hours, the strength, the symptoms have decreased, Farrell said. Hes not symptom-free, but still theres a marked improvement.Wright would need to get on the mound for a bullpen session by Monday, in all likelihood, in order to slot back in by Thursday, when the Sox are in Detroit. Clay Buchholz is filling Wrights spot and is the scheduled starter for Saturdays game against Arizona.Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.? ' ' '