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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox have won nine straight, their longest win streak in more than five years, and as they look to extend that stretch Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, their bullpen has been an underappreciated part of their success.Friday was an excellent example, as closer Craig Kimbrel and reliver Koji Uehara got the night off for rest and the bullpen still came through with four scoreless innings to make a two-run home run in the first hold up for a 2-1 victory.Cant say enough of the run that entire group has been on, manager John Farrell said. When you consider tonight we were staying away from Kimbrel and Koji. We were able to match up all the way through ... They continue to come in and execute extremely well.Brad Ziegler pitched the ninth for his fourth save with the Red Sox -- and 22nd of the season -- but four relievers helped get the game there. Joe Kelly pitched a scoreless sixth, Robbie Ross got two outs, Matt Barnes three and Robby Scott one in a high-leverage situation.Boston might not need the bullpen as much Saturday, with right-hander Rick Porcello on the mound with a 21-4 record and 3.08 ERA. Hes thrown at least seven innings and allowed three runs or less in 11 straight starts, matching Cy Young (1904) and Pedro Martinez (2000) for the longest such streaks ever in a single season by a Red Sox pitcher.His toughest challenge in his last five starts came against the Rays, who got him for six hits and three runs in seven innings in a game the Red Sox still pulled out on Aug. 29.Not as fortunate down the stretch has been Matt Andriese, whose win last weekend at Baltimore ended a personal seven-game losing streak. Andriese has pitched well against Boston in his career -- 1-1 with a 4.58 ERA, including a 2.08 ERA at Tropicana Field. His last outing against Boston was a rough one, giving up a career-high seven runs and 10 hits, including seven for extra bases, on August 29.Rays manager Kevin Cash got a strong night from his bullpen in Fridays loss, as four Rays relievers combined for three innigns of scoreless, two-hit relief, but that hasnt been the norm in the final two months of the season.The final week and a half of the season is a chance for not only the team, but for individuals to finish the season with momentum going into the offseason, like OF Mikie Mahtook, who had a home run among two hits in Fridays 2-1 loss.Its been a little bit of a different season for me, Mahtook said. Obviously I havent played to my expectations or my ability. We still have a few games left, and I think I can repeat what I did last September over these last 10 games or so. 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Its historic what hes doing, but theres also another side of it too, that hes a pretty complete point guard all the way around.The numbers Westbrook are putting up on his triple-double binge are getting into the obscenely great. He is averaging double figures in points (30.9), assists (11.3) and rebounds (10.3). The only other player to average double-figure numbers in all three categories this late into the season was Oscar Robertson.Heading into Wednesdays game with the Washington Wizards, Westbrook has eight triple-doubles on the season and 45 for his career. If Westbrook gets another triple-double Wednesday, that will be three in a row.Yet, there is only one stat category that Westbrook will talk about when hes asked about his run on triple-doubles. That is wins and losses.After going through a recent losing streak, the Thunder (11-8) won their last thhree games.ddddddddddddWinning is sustainable, Westbrook said told ESPN.com. My job is to go out and find the best way to win games. Right now, we won three straight, and that is the most important to me.Like Westbrook, Washingtons John Wall is also coming into the game after posting a triple-double -- albeit a different one -- Monday night. In a 101-95 overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings, Wall tallied 19 points, 11 assists, 11 turnovers and eight rebounds.While Walls hands will be full trying to slow down Westbrook, the focus of the Oklahoma City fans will be on Walls coach, Scott Brooks.Brooks makes his first return to Oklahoma City since being fired at the end of the 2014-15 season.Yet, that hasnt taken away the excitement Brooks said he has for seeing members of the Thunder organization.We had a great run. Unfortunately it ended for me but thats the business were in. I have a lot of respect for the organization, Brooks told The Washington Post. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the players that I coached. I still communicate with all of them. Even now that Im back in the NBA Im thankful for the job that I have now but it also brings back a lot of memories.However, his first season with the Wizards, it is not going as he had hoped. Washington is 6-10 and in third place in the Southeast Division. ' ' '