Kimbrel came into a tied game in the bottom of the eighth with a runner on base.
The Red Sox put pressure on Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson early, but he limited Boston to just a run over 6 2/3 innings thanks to a pair of double plays and eight strikeouts. He finished with one hit allowed and five strikeouts. After batting.119 through his first 14 contests, he's hitting.385 (20-for-52) over his last 16, with six doubles, two triples, two home runs and seven RBIs. In the sixth, he allowed a lead-off single to Manny Pina, who scored on a two-out double to left by Jonathan Villar. "No bigger than the three-run homer in the ninth to give us the lead".
Milwaukee threatened in its half of the inning, but Craig Kimbrel struck out pinch hitter Eric Thames, and, after Villar's infield single put two on, Kimbrel struck out Broxton.
Milwaukee closer Neftali Feliz (0-4) came on in the ninth, but managed to get only one out.
Betts' three-run home run in the ninth inning Thursday lifted the Boston Red Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Counsell said he wanted to give Villar a day to clear his head, but he inserted him into the game when Ryan Braun left with tightness in his left leg.
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RHP Junior Guerra threw a successful simulated game Wednesday at Miller Park and will move on to a minor league rehab start Monday as he works his way back from a strained left calf.
Ramirez left the game with what the Red Sox called a right trap muscle spasm after taking a couple of awkward swings in his second at-bat.
His counterpart, Jimmy Nelson, struck out eight, allowed four hits and an unearned run in 6 2/3 innings.
Before the game, Boston recalled LHP Robbie Ross Jr. from Triple-A Pawtucket after the team optioned RHP Kyle Kendrick there Wednesday night.
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