BOSTON -- Considering the Indians were 0-24 this season when trailing after eight innings, the odds weren’t exactly in their favor down 5-2 entering the ninth. Don’t tell that to a group of determined hitters who battled into the late hours of the night following an hour-plus rain delay.

“I was proud of the whole group,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. “We’ve had a tough week and they kept on playing and they kept on playing with energy. I don’t care what time it is. We get to go home with a win.”

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Roberto Pérez began the ninth with a solo shot to center field off Red Sox reliever Ryan Brasier. Greg Allen, who entered the game batting .091, followed up with a two-run shot to right to even it up. Looking to pull ahead, Jordan Luplow then doubled deep to right field and drove in the deciding two runs for a comeback 7-5 win.

The Indians put together their most runs scored in the ninth inning or later since Sept. 23, 2017, against the Mariners. This is how the flurry of hits and home runs looked to those staging the rally.

Roberto Perez: The comeback starter

The catcher belted his seventh home run of the season 426 feet to center field to jump-start the rally. He now has five homers and 13 RBIs in May.

“I was trying to get a good at-bat in that situation,” Perez said. “We’re down by three. Especially Brasier, I haven’t faced him in his career. I was trying to see what his fastball looked like and his slider. I was lucky to put a good swing on that 3-2 count.”

Greg Allen: The game-tying at-bat

Allen paid no mind to the fact he hadn’t hit a home run all season when he stepped up to the plate against Brasier with Jake Bauers on base. Batting seventh, Allen was focused on getting back to the top of the order, but he did plenty of damage himself with a 394-foot homer, his first since Aug. 20, 2018.

“Really, my only goal and focus was to have a good A-B and try to find a way to get on base,” Allen said. “Understanding the chance to turn our lineup over with some great hitters ahead of us. I was fortunate to put a pretty good swing on the ball and it left the yard.”

Jordan Luplow: The win clincher

Luplow was hitless in the game before his final at-bat, but that was about to change when he faced Boston right-hander Travis Lakins. The Indians had loaded the bases following Allen’s home run, and Luplow approached the at-bat strategically. After seeing a curveball and two cutters, he doubled off an 89.8 mph cutter to drive in Francisco Lindor and Oscar Mercado.

“Try to find a good pitch, that’s the mindset,” Luplow said. “Try to stay in the middle of the field, especially with a guy like that, he’s got a little cutter, slider, so it’s going to run away from me. I tried to hit something the other way.”

The Indians’ rally capped off the Major League debut of right-hander Zach Plesac. The win evened the series against the Red Sox, and the club is back at .500 (27-27) on the season.

“We needed that one,” Perez said. “Especially [since] we haven’t been scoring a lot of runs. But it shows that we’re capable of doing that often and on a consistent basis. We battled back. I thought we took great at-bats against their pitching and that’s what got us the ‘W’ tonight.”