From the league office:
Game 1: The Big Ray Machine keeps rolling along, flattening the Red Sox in its path 8-2 today in the series opener at Fenway. Luis Barela was 3-5 with HR #27 and 2 RBI, Seth Williams had his own 2-run jack (#15) to put him over 100 RBI and Doug Johns and Josh Alexander each knocked in a pair. Johnny Soland meanwhile has been in fine form of late and that continued with a 6.2 2 0 0 2 5 outing as he's now 12-3, 4.48.
Game 2: Tampa Bay's bats were finally cooled off in a 5-4 loss to Boston, snapping their latest win streak at 8. They nearly came back, scoring 4 times in the 8th after trailing 5-0, but only managed 4 hits on the day, one of which was Dan Gregory's 2-run single to get them as close as they'd get. Gordie Ager (12-5) had his struggles, going 4 6 5 3 2 5.
Game 3: Normal service resumed as the Rays pounded out 21 hits in a 15-5 rout of the Red Sox. There were quite a few big days at the plate among those in the lineup but the biggest belonged to Mike Willis, 4-5 with 3 doubles, 3 RBI, 2 walks and his AL-best 43rd steal of the year. Josh Alexander, Dave Frick and Nelson Bocardo each had 3 hits, with the latter two driving in a pair apiece as none of the 21 hits left the yard. Brad Jackson wasn't as sharp as last time out when he pitched a shutout, but was good enough at 5.1 6 2 2 2 1 to improve to 12-7. Joel Gird went the final 3 2/3 for his first MLB save despite allowing 3 unearned runs.
Team record: 97-34. Next up: An off-day then back home for 3 vs Toronto, which has faded of late while the Yankees suddenly got hot. New York is now in the first card, 1/2 game ahead of Oakland, and 3 1/2 ahead of Toronto.