Boston Red Sox versus Tampa Bay Rays
Challenge time > 07:10 pm
Challenge date > Monday, 06 September, 2010
Challenge place > Fenway Park
Tampa Bay (83-53) fell 2 1/2 games behind New York in the division over the weekend, dropping two of three to Baltimore. The Rays lost the last two games and missed a chance to cut into the deficit Sunday when the Yankees lost. He’ll look to continue a stretch of strong Tampa Bay pitching against Boston. Rays starters have gone 3-1 with a 2.36 ERA while the club has won four of the last five meetings. While the Rays fell further out of first, they padded their wild-card lead over the Red Sox, who were swept in three games at home by Chicago. Tampa Bay is seven games ahead of the White Sox in the wild-card race and 7 1/2 ahead of Boston. “It’s not about looking back at (the Red Sox), it’s about looking forward at the Yankees,” manager Joe Maddon told the Rays’ official website. “I want us to keep in mind that we’re trying to win the division, period. It’s not about worrying about the Red Sox catching us, it’s about us catching the Yankees, and I would prefer that kind of outlook.” The left-hander wasn’t dominant in his last outing Wednesday, allowing five runs and eight hits in six innings, but won 9-6 at Baltimore. The sputtering don’t have much of a chance to make the playoffs. The have a opportunity to make that all but impossible.
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