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SEATTLE -- Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel was supposed to get a soft outing in his return from left knee surgery, according to manager John Farrell. It didnt work out that way.Mookie Betts homered to lead off the ninth inning, Kimbrel got his 18th save in his return from the disabled list and the Red Sox beat James Paxton and the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Monday night.Kimbrel made his first appearance since having surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee. He allowed a walk, and Kyle Seager reached on a third-strike wild pitch, but Kimbrel got two other strikeouts to end it.As much as we talked before the game about Kimbrel and giving him a little breathing room, that one-run margin wasnt a heck of a lot, Farrell said. He was very good. It looked like he hadnt missed any time.Thats my job, Kimbrel said. I like save situations. It worked out nice.Paxton held Boston to a run and four hits over eight innings before Betts hit his 22nd homer off closer Steve Cishek (2-6), who blew a three-run lead in the ninth inning Sunday against Chicago.Seattle may turn over closing duties to hard-throwing rookie right-hander Edwin Diaz.Well talk about it, Servais said. Well probably take the gas off a little bit and try to get (Cishek) in some better spots, and maybe not when the game is on the line all the time, and get it back going again.Aaron Hill homered off Paxton in the eighth to tie the game 1-1. It was the second straight ninth-inning comeback for Boston, which beat the Angels 5-3 with five two-out runs in their final at-bat Sunday.You have to play 27 outs to beat us, Betts said. Were starting to see that more and more now.Junichi Tazawa (2-1) got the win with a scoreless eighth after Eduardo Rodriguez held Seattle to a run and three hits over 6 1/3 innings.Rodriguez held the Mariners to three baserunners in the first six innings, and only one of his first 19 outs even left the infield.Paxton retired the first seven batters until Sandy Leons one-out single in the third. Hanley Ramirez singled in the fifth and Betts was the first player to reach second with a two-out double in the sixth. All failed to advance.Dae-Ho Lees run-scoring double with one out in the seventh chased Rodriguez, who allowed three hits, two walks and six strikeouts. Robbie Ross Jr. took over and hit Seager with a pitch to load the bases with one out. He then struck out Franklin Gutierrez and Chris Iannetta.Paxton had six strikeouts and no walks.KID COMINGThe Red Sox will promote prospect Andrew Benintendi from Double-A to the majors before Tuesday nights game. The outfielder is one of the top prospects in baseball, hitting .312 with nine homers, 76 RBI and 16 stolen bases this season between Class A Salem and Portland.PITCH FOR PITCHThe Red Sox added Kimbrel off the injured list, just three weeks after his July 11 surgery. To make room, the club optioned RHP Joe Kelly to Triple-A Pawtucket. The Mariners also added a pitcher, RHP Donn Roach from Triple-A Tacoma. He is likely a temporary fix for the teams depleted staff.MIRANDA THURSDAY?The Mariners have not announced a pitcher for Thursdays game, and manager Scott Servais said theres a possibility that lefty Ariel Miranda could pitch. Miranda was acquired from Baltimore for lefty Wade Miley on Sunday.TRAINERS ROOMMariners: RHP Taijuan Walker (right foot tendinitis) had a rehab start for Triple-A Tacoma on Monday. ... SS Ketel Marte (mono), on the DL since July 20, is nearly back to his playing weight. ... 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He had seen images of Pelé but never watched videos of the legendary Brazilian soccer player in action.Yet Jefinho, who could win a third consecutive Paralympic gold medal with Brazils soccer 5-a-side team this week, has been dubbed the Paralympic Pelé for his success and playing style.Its an honor for me to be compared to an athlete like Pelé, said Jefinho, who, like others interviewed for this story, spoke through a translator.Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known globally as Pelé, won three World Cup titles and was named the Athlete of the Century in 1999 by the International Olympic Committee.In the era that Pelé played, he played really well, Tiago da Silva, Jefinhos teammate, said, but if he puts the blindfold on, hes not going to play well.In soccer 5-a-side, each team competes with four blindfolded players and one goalie who is not visually impaired.The field is smaller than a traditional soccer pitch and walled in so the ball cannot go out of bounds, and there are two 25-minute halves.The ball makes a noise each time it moves. Coaches give their players verbal commands and clank metal against the goalposts in order to indicate which way their players need to go.Hes a unique player who has already been considered to be the best player in the world, Fabio Vasconcelos, Brazils soccer 5-a-side coach, said of Jefinho. I did not see Pelé play, but he was a phenomenal player. I dont know if you can compare both of them, but for me, Jefinho is a phenomenal soccer player.Vasconcelos agreed that Pelé wouldnt play as well with a blindfold on. However, Jefinho has faith in his counterpart.He gave us three World Cup titles. Even with just one leg, Pelé would play really well, said Jefinho, 26, who joined Brazils soccer 5-a-side team when he was 17.He led Brazil to two back-to-back Paralympic gold medals at Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Brazil plays China in the Rio 2016 semifinals Thursday. The bronze- and gold-medal games are Saturday.He seemss like he could actually see the ball and where the players are, Brazilian fan Fabiana da Silva dos Santos said of Jefinho.dddddddddddd He passes the ball just as if he was seeing everything.Of several fans interviewed, only one had witnessed Pelé in action: Jorge Germano da Silva, 65.Pelé is something else, Da Silva said. He played in a different level. You cannot make the comparison.Said Vasconcelos: Theyre two big stars -- its great that they were born in Brazil.Others watching Jefinho play this week at Olympic Park noted similarities in his playing style to globally renowned superstars.From the way that Jefinho controls the ball, we can compare it to the way that Messi does, said Rodrigo da Luz, 19. He controls it really close to his feet and out-dribbles his opponents.Jefinho is bringing his sport notoriety in Brazil.Neiva Ananias started watching soccer 5-a-side based on the suggestion of her 8-year-old son. She was so intrigued that she went on the teams national website to see about future games and find out more information.People would call him (Jefinho) Neymar, Ananias, said in reference to fans reactions.Both Jefinho and Neymar, who connected on the penalty kick that gave Brazil the Olympic gold medal a month ago, have played for Brazils national team approximately the same amount of time. But Jefinho has two gold medals compared to Neymars one.Still, 6-year-old Bernardo da Silva, wearing a Neymar jersey, was not swayed.Theyre almost the same, he said, but Neymar is better.This friendly debate is welcomed by Jefinho. However, hes set on making his own history in 5-a-side.This shows that people see me in a different way, Jefinho said. To be a role model for other people to follow a path in sports -- I feel very proud about myself to do a job that gives this example to other people.--------Kendra Hansey is a journalism student at the University of Georgia. 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