Game 1: The Rays' win streak hit double digits as they held on to beat Boston 5-4 in the series opener at Fenway Park. Ruben Ramirez' 2-run homer (#7) and David Morales' 2-run double staked them to a 5-1 lead behind Melvin Lopez (3-2) who was a solid 5 5 1 1 2 5. Alan Rutherford and Willie Navarro combined to allow 3 runs in the 8th to make it a nail-biter but Mario Berumen closed the door in the 9th for save #5.
Game 2: Dave Rose and Jimmy Bernal combined on a shutout as the Rays won again 5-0 over the Red Sox. Rose remained perfect at 6-0 in 6 starts despite not having his best stuff today, going 6.1 4 0 0 3 3 with Bernal pitching the final 2 2/3. Luis Barela's 3-run homer over the Monster in the 1st (#8) was all they needed and Dantel Chinchilla chipped in a solo shot (#3).
Game 3: The Rays swept their fourth straight series and made it 12 straight wins, taking another well-pitched game 4-2 over Boston. Tim Johnson (4-0) was quite good at 6 4 2 2 4 7 and Mario Berumen finished up again for his 6th save to take care of things on the mound. Jose Lozada drove in a pair with an RBI single and solo homer (#2) and Cameron Holly also went deep with the bases empty for his 2nd.
Team record: 25-7. Next victims, er next up: the Austin Dukes, who visit Publix Park for 3 after a day off.
No shocker here:
