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BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox had just enough energy left to celebrate Jonny Gomes big swing. Gomes hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lift the Red Sox to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, completing a doubleheader sweep. Daniel Nava was aboard on a leadoff walk when Gomes followed with a towering shot off Joel Peralta (1-3) that cleared the Green Monster and bounced off the sign just to the right of the foul pole. Gomes fifth homer rescued Andrew Bailey (3-0), who yielded a tying homer to Kelly Johnson in the top half of the inning. It also came at the end of a very long day, which started at 1 p.m. with Bostons 5-1 win in the opener, which was delayed almost three hours by rain. "Long day at the yard. Two wins kind sums it all up," said Gomes, who connected on the first pitch he saw from Joel Peralta (1-3). The Red Sox poured out of the dugout to congratulate Gomes when he reached home plate. They had lost four of six coming into the day, including two of three in a series at Tampa Bay last week. Nava also homered in the second and Felix Doubront pitched eight shutout innings for Boston in the night game. Doubront struck out six and held the Rays to three singles. Doubront retired his last 17 batters, but Boston manager John Farrell decided to go to Bailey for the ninth. It was the longest outing of Doubronts career. Johnson greeted Bailey with a drive to right on a 1-0 pitch. Ben Zobrist walked with two outs, but Evan Longoria grounded into a fielders choice to end the inning. "Weve got a really good team here and the sign of a good team is guys picking each other up," said Bailey, who got his eighth save Sunday despite allowing two runs at Baltimore in the ninth. "Navas at-bat and Jonnys swing obviously got us the win and ultimately thats what matters. Ive got to figure out what Im going thru but these guys are grinding every day and well get through it." The ending was decidedly different from the first game, when Boston led 4-1 in the bottom of the fifth when a downpour arrived and put everything on hold for two hours, 59 minutes. The Red Sox added one more run before the game came to an end more than six hours after it began. The two teams got a break of about 45 minutes before Game 2 started. "Long day, but no excuses. Its long for both sides," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "Two really closely contested games. Theyve beaten us this year in close games and thats why were in the position were in and thats why theyre in the position that theyre in, very simply." Highly touted prospect Wil Myers made his major league debut for the Rays. He went hitless in the opener, then singled to left in his first at-bat of the second game for his first hit. "It was awesome. It was a very cool experience. Everybody congratulated me on it," said Myers, who started both games in right field. "It was long, obviously, but it was awesome. It was everything I expected it to be. It was just a very exciting experience for me." David Ortiz drove in three runs in the opener, and Alfredo Aceves (4-1) pitched five solid innings for his third straight win. Aceves overcame early control problems, allowing one run and three hits. The first game was marked by the lengthy delay, prolonging a game that had already been postponed April 12 because of rain. "If you really put the hours into it, from the time it was first scheduled until the last out today, thats a pretty long game," Maddon said. Long enough that Maddon grabbed a nap in his office after the downpour began and the field was cleared at 2:58 p.m. EDT. The Red Sox invited fans who stuck out Tuesdays first game to return for the second for free. The opener ended after the scheduled 7:05 p.m. start time for the nightcap -- by that point, with little turnaround time, Game 2 were already wandering into Fenway Park. Tampa Bay starter Chris Archer (1-3) was charged with four runs, three earned, and five hits over 4 2-3 innings in the opener. NOTES: Boston placed pitcher Clay Buchholz on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained neck after the first game. Buchholz is 9-0 and leads the majors with a 1.71 ERA. ... It was the third doubleheader of the season for the Red Sox, who had been swept by Kansas City in April and split a pair with the Los Angeles Angels on June 8. ... At 22 years, 190 days old, Myers became the youngest player to make his MLB debut in right field at Fenway Park since Bostons Dwight Evans did so at 20 years, 318 days on Sept. 16, 1972. Jamal Adams Womens Jersey . The Browns coaching search remains incomplete. 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Leicesters fairytale year continued after it was ranked as the UKs Greatest Sporting City for 2016, according to research from ESPN and the University of Bath.Propelled by a historic Premier League title for Leicester City FC, the city beat the likes of London and Manchester to the award after it scored highly in the most of the 12 factors fans were asked to identify as key to a great sporting city.The city climbed 17 places from 18th last year and earned a maximum score in five factors -- success, matchday atmosphere, local talent, community and social.Leicester City captain Wes Morgan said: Its hard to explain exactly what impact last season had on this city but just by walking around the streets you can see theres blue in almost every shop window, which just goes to show the support the people of Leicester have given to us.To see 250,000 people turn out for our Premier League trophy parade was a moment I and every person there will never forget and I know the pride the people of Leicester showed at our title win extends across the citys rugby, cricket and basketball teams too.Here at the football club, I know there are lads who regularly attend Tigers games and we often see players from the Foxes and Riders at King Power Stadium, which shows what a brilliant sporting city this is.Im involved in a tattoo shop in the city centre and since we won the league Id say around 70 per cent of the tattoos we do are LCFC-themed. That underlines just how much the people of Leicester love sport and their teams, so its great to see the city recognised for that.Leicester is followed in the rankings by 2015s top two -- Manchester dropping from first to second and London from second to third. Liverpool in fourth and Leeds in fifth rounds out the top five.At the other end of the table, Blackpool ranked bottom for the second year in a row, behind York in 48th, Luton in 47th and Bournemouth in 46th. Full results for the research, conducted in collaboration with the University Bath, are available here.Leicesters City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby said: Leicester Citys success last season has given the whole city a huge boost, and that positivity is clearly reflected in this research. Were obviously enormously proud of our football club, but Leicester is also home to one of Englands most successful rugby clubs, the countrys oldest basketball club, an ambitious cricket club, and a very successful womens hockey club.I think its fair to say that, when it comes to sport, Leicester -- a city of just 330,000 people -- enjoys punching above its weight. Being recognised as the best place in the country to be a fan is a huge accolade, so I am delighted that ESPNs research has confirmed Leicester as the UKs Greatest Sporting City.This year, ESPN also divided the research into individdual sports to reveal the best places to be a fan of football, cricket, rugby union and rugby league.dddddddddddd. On the back of Leicester Citys historic title-winning season, Leicester received the accolade of the best city to be a football fan. Leeds ranked as the best city for both cricket and rugby league fans, while Cardiff is the top town for rugby union lovers.Leicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill said: This has always been a sporting city, with great local support for all of our teams and sportspeople, and it is good to see that status earning recognition from a wider audience.Our neighbours at Leicester City have obviously enjoyed a memorable year and all of the citys sports have been extremely proud of each others achievements in representing this part of the country in major competitions in the UK and further afield.At Tigers, we have enjoyed consistent success over very many years backed by a very committed and loyal support. It is always our ambition to be at the forefront of our sport while also recognising and cheering the successes for our teams and sportspeople across the county.Wasim Khan, CEO, Leicestershire County Cricket Club, added: The recent successes of Leicester City FC, coupled with the significant progress made by Leicester Tigers and the Cricket Club, further illustrates the heritage and pedigree of sport in the city. The sporting family in Leicester has some of the most passionate and loyal collective fans in the country and this recognition is for them as much as the clubs themselves.As part of the research, ESPN asked fans to rank 12 factors that help make up a great sporting city, in order to provide weightings for each citys results. This year, fans ranked Value for Money as the most important factor, as it received 19% of the vote. A citys Matchday Atmosphere was ranked by 17% of fans as the most important, while Club Success for a citys professional teams received 15% of the votes.Commenting on the research, Professor Thomas Curran, University of Bath, said: It is not easy to earn the accolade of ESPNs Greatest Sporting City, so the city of Leicester deserves all the congratulations it receives. To rank highly, a city must perform well in a variety of key factors which rely on a combination of fan opinion and third party data. To score top marks in five factors is a great achievement.Steven Saunders, Senior Editor of ESPN.co.uk, said: Leicester topping the rankings as ESPNs Greatest Sporting City 2016 is another amazing achievement for the city, especially considering the traditional sporting powerhouses such as London and Manchester that it has beaten to the top spot. ' ' '