It took 11 innings and nearly four hours, but Brock Holt drove in Travis Shaw with an RBI single in the 11th to give the Boston Red Sox (59-48) a much needed 3-2 win and a four-game split with the Seattle Mariners (54-53) at Safeco Field. 

Andrew Benintendi picked up two hits in his starting debut, but the Boston Red Sox (58-48) dropped out of first place position with a 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners (54-52) as Hisashi Iwakuma (12-7, 3.99) repeatedly mowed Boston down in order and the Mariners swatted three solo home runs.

David Ortiz continues his historic season, but Sox can't hold on to their four-run lead.

In a game where hits came few and far between for both teams, two big blasts were all the Boston Red Sox needed to pick up their second consecutive late victory.

With Rick Porcello currently touting a 14-2 record and just one win away from 100 in his career, it seems like an appropriate time to delve into the turnaround that the steady 27-year old has had in his second year with the Boston Red Sox.   Could it turn into…