OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens have plenty to improve upon before they can begin to entertain thoughts of being a contender in 2016.In the meantime, theyll happily accept being unbeaten after two games, especially after rallying from a 20-point deficit Sunday to beat Cleveland 25-20 on the road.A year ago, Baltimore started 0-2 and finished 5-11. This season, the Ravens are off to their best start since 2009.We have seen progress, coach John Harbaugh said Monday. Our guys have done nothing but work really hard. Most importantly, they found a way to win games. Part of that is not losing games, either. We havent made mistakes down the stretch that have cost us.Buffalo and Cleveland are struggling teams that have yet to win a game this season, so Harbaugh and the players know they must play better to make some noise in the AFC North. That will be the focus heading into Sundays matchup with host Jacksonville (0-2).The Ravens will work on improving a running game that averaged 3.1 yards per carry Sunday. Theyll try to fortify a defensive front that gave up an 85-yard run, and theyll seek to get off to a better start.Youve got to learn from the things that dont go right, Harbaugh said. Its all about getting ready for the next challenge.Baltimore beat Buffalo despite scoring only one touchdown. Against the Browns, the Ravens dug themselves a formidable hole with just under 11 minutes elapsed and spent the rest of the afternoon trying to make up the difference.After peeling off 25 straight points, Baltimore benefited from a call by the officials, who flagged Cleveland receiver Terrelle Pryor for taunting with 27 seconds left after he caught a pass at the 10.Pryor flipped the ball away, and it brushed the shoulder of Ravens defensive back Lardarius Webb. The subsequent penalty nullified the 20-yard pickup, and C.J. Mosley sealed the victory with an interception near the goal line.For Harbaugh, theres no harm in winning ugly.Everybody wants to be pretty, he said. But maybe were just not that pretty. We never really have been. Its really never been our calling card. But were tough.After the flawed victory, the Ravens adjourned to the locker room to celebrate the second-biggest comeback in franchise history.That was a great, amazing moment, Harbaugh said. Pretty, ugly, whatever, it was a win, man. It was a beautiful, beautiful win. You dont come back from 20-0 often. In the end we won.Playing in his second game since returning from a torn Achilles tendon, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs made three tackles after notching a sack in the opener.Like the Ravens, his focus is on making progress each week.Im getting closer and closer, but the most important thing is we are 2-0, Suggs said. We are going to keep chopping wood. We have 14 games to go. 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It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox are 16-15 in one-run games this season, but John Farrell wants to see more like the 2-1 victory his team pulled out over the Rays on Tuesday.When you have to execute from the mound and defensively, late in games, with minimal margin for error, I think these are very good tests for us as we get this portion of the schedule, particularly on the road, Farrell said. To come through as we have defensively, thats the key.Boston (71-54) has won 10 of 12 -- including three one-run wins -- and will hope to continue that momentum in the third game of a four-games series at the Rays on Wednesday. The pitching matchup suggests it might not end up that close after all.The Red Sox will start RHP Rick Porcello (17-3, 3.22 ERA), who is not only tied for the major league lead with 17 wins, but is coming in hotter than that. Boston has won 11 of his last 12 starts, and in his last five hes 4-1 with a 2.08 ERA with 29 strikeouts and only four walks.Whats more, hes owned the Rays this season, going 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA in three starts against Tampa Bay, striking out 22 and walking four.Thats a stark contrast to Rays starter Matt Andriese, who has struggled since rejoining the Tampa Bay rotation after the trade deadline. The Rays have lost all four game hes started, and hes seen his ERA swell from 2.75 to 3.66 during that span.Andriese opened the season 6-0 and pitched well when he was shifted to the bullpen, but hasnt regained his oold form as a starter.dddddddddddd Hes stretched himself out to 96 pitches in his last outing but that hasnt translated to more than 5 1/3 innings in any of his starts.The silver lining is that hes pitched well against Boston. He hasnt allowed a run in 9 2/3 innings covering three appearances, including a six-inning gem last year in his only start against the Red Sox in which he allowed one baserunner in a victory.The Rays are 30-5 this season when holding opponents to two runs or fewer after Tuesdays setback, with starter Chris Archer lamenting that every nights not going to be a flawless outing after earning his major league leading 17th loss of the season.The margin for error in a one-run game is so little, as Kevin Kiermaier learned when he was thrown out at third trying to make a double a triple with one out n the eighth inning. Instead of the tying run in scoring position, he was out and the Rays wouldnt get closer than first base the rest of the night.Just kind of in shock over there at third base, how I got thrown out, Kiermaier said of Mookie Betts assist from deep right field. I watched the video after the game, and saw he made an absolutely perfect throw. 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