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The New What Next: Rays vs. Red Sox, Part Four — A Series Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays head to the sardine can like confines of Fenway Park, on the heels of a series win against another fringe contender, the Detroit Tigers. If the Rays have any hopes of playing relevant baseball through September, and into October, they will need to continue playing as they had the in the previous three games — if not a cut above. There is no better time to start than now, when they’ll begin a three game set against a very beatable Boston Red Sox.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Walks Prove Costly in Rays 4-3 Loss

Boston took advantage of five walks from Tampa Bay Rays’ hurler Alex Colome, converting the free passes into a pair of runs en route to the Red Sox 4-3 victory over the Rays. While Tampa Bay had the opportunity to take the lead in the bottom of the ninth, thus ending the game, Craig Breslow and Alexi Ogando managed to escape the high leverage wRISP situation unscathed. The Rays start the day at 41-34, with just a one-game lead over Toronto and Baltimore in the AL East.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Red Sox, Part Three — A Series Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are setting the pace in the American League East while the Boston Red Sox flounder at the bottom.

— The Sports XChange