Pitching around a Luis Valbuena error, Carlos Marmol turned in a scoreless ninth inning for a save Friday against the Red Sox. With Adrian Gonzalez and David Ortiz due up to start the eighth, manager Dale Sveum opted to bring in James Russell then and was rewarded with a perfect inning. That left Marmol for the ninth. He gave up a single with one out and then watched Valbuena commit an error on a grounder that might have turned into a game-ending double play. Marmol went on to strike out Daniel Nava, walk Scott Podsednik to load the bases and then induce a game-ending grounder from Dustin Pedroia. It was his first save since May 2, and it'll probably lead to more opportunities going forward, though no one should think about dropping Russell just yet.