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BOSTON -- Rick Porcello continued to dominate at Fenway Park, and fans had to settle for a Red Sox victory without an appearance by Alex Rodriguez.Porcello pitched eight solid innings, Matt Barnes cleaned up a mess created by closer Craig Kimbrel and Boston held on to beat the New York Yankees 5-3 on Tuesday night.Kimbrel walked in a run with the bases loaded in the ninth before handing off to Barnes, who struck out Mark Teixeira for his first save. Boston returned home after going 5-6 on a West Coast trip.It was a big win for us. It came off a long, tough road trip, Porcello said. So we started the homestand off the right way and its a good way to start the series.After falling behind early, the Red Sox scored three runs in the fifth to lead 5-2. Boston has won 10 of the last 14 meetings between the rivals. Dustin Pedroia had three RBI.Porcello (15-3) allowed two runs and struck out six. He improved to 11-0 in 12 starts at home this season.Luis Severino (1-7) allowed five runs and seven hits over 4 1/3 innings. It was his first start since being demoted to the minors in May.Rodriguez did not play after announcing that this weeks four games would be his last with the Yankees. Manager Joe Girardi said the plan is for Rodriguez to start the final game of the series on Thursday night. A-Rod will play his final game in pinstripes Friday night at home against Tampa Bay.With the Red Sox leading in the ninth, a We want A-Rod! chant briefly broke out among sellout crowd.Rodriguez made his major league debut for Seattle at Fenway in 1994.Things got tense for a moment in the seventh after Chase Headley was thrown out trying to stretch his double off the Green Monster into a triple. Benches cleared after Headley had words with Porcello, and the two briefly came face-to-face. Umpires quickly stepped in and were able to calm things.Porcello declined to say what the specific issue was about.It was one of those moments where I felt like I needed to say something and I did, he said. So its between me and him. He knows what I said, and Ill leave it at that.Headley also was mum about the incident.He said what he had to say and I responded, Headley said. Im competing, too, so I actually kind of enjoyed it, to be honest. We havent had one of those dustups with the Red Sox in a while. It got me going a little bit.The Red Sox played catch up until putting things together in the fifth.Andrew Benintendi nearly had his first career homer after hitting a shot next to the yellow line that separates the Green Monster and the wall in center. The umpires conferred briefly before signaling a home run. Benintendi rounded the bases and had a few minutes in the dugout before the call was overturned on a review and ruled a double.It still drove in Sandy Leon, who led off with a triple to the corner in right, and put Boston up 3-2.Benintendi scored on a double by Pedroia, and the second baseman came around to put Boston up 5-2 when David Ortiz hit a line drive off the Green Monster.BOBBLEHEAD CANCELEDThe Red Sox canceled an Ortiz bobblehead promotion when the figurine turned out to be racially insensitive, said team president Sam Kennedy. The bobblehead depicts Ortiz addressing fans at Fenway Park following the Boston Marathon bombings, but Kennedy says it didnt much resemble the retiring slugger and was not fit for distribution. The rejected bobblehead was made by BDA, Inc., and the company will also produce the replacements.We value our decades-long relationship with the Red Sox organization and its decision to postpone Tuesdays David Ortiz bobblehead giveaway, BDA said in a statement. Were currently working closely with the Red Sox to ensure the team and its fans receive a quality product.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: New York claimed LHP Tommy Layne off waivers and placed him on the active roster Tuesday, one week after the Red Sox designated him for assignment. Layne made his Yankees debut when he came out of the bullpen in the fifth and replaced Severino.Red Sox: Manager John Farrell said after the game that LF/C Blake Swihart will have surgery sometime in the coming days on his injured left ankle sprain. 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Youngster Lachlan Scott is pushing hard for inclusion in Western Sydneys squad to face Wellington as speculation over the future of fellow striker Kerem Bulut heightens.Bulut was left out of the Wanderers A-League match-day squad yet again for last weekends 3-0 loss to Melbourne Victory - the second successive game and fourth this season hes been dropped.Coach Tony Popovic rebuffed questions about the situation, refusing to discuss the controversial 24-year-old despite his sides stalled results.The Wanderers are sixth with two wins from 10 games and need three points against the Phoenix in Auckland on Saturday to ensure they dont slip further.While their midfield is clicking, the squads front-third and defensive problems have shown no signs of abating.Theres also roster uncertainty between the posts, with out-of-favour goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne linked with a move to Sydney FC in a swap deal for No.2 Sky Blues gloveman Vedran Janjetovic.Back-up keeper Jerrad Tyson is expected to start against the Phoenix on return from suspension after Redmayne made another mistake against Victory.Yet Buluts situation has opened the door for Scott earlier than expected, with Popovic favouring the 19-year-old and his mentor, veteran Brendon Santalab.Since beinng elevated to the senior squad in the off-season, Scott has played four out of 10 matches including a start in this months 4-1 drubbing of Central Coast.ddddddddddddThe club is impressed with his physicality and fearlessness, and Scott is throwing himself into training with an eye to face Wellington, the team against whom he netted an FFA Cup goal double in August.He knows thats partly dependent on whether Popovic recruits a striker in January but says nothing will halt his drive to improve after signing a two-year contract extension last month.I didnt think Id get this many games at the start of the year, but thats the way things have gone so Ill keep putting in an effort and hopefully keep getting selected, Scott told AAP.But if Kerem was to come back in, and I was to go out, nothing would change.Id still be training 100 per cent because I know if I have a good week training Ill be back in - thats the way it is with Popa.Santalab, who uncharacteristically missed a series of chances against Victory, didnt finish Tuesdays training session as he manages a calf injury, but the club is confident hell be fit to play. 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