After splitting the first two games of the series at Fenway, the Rays entered play against the Red Sox a day after getting out of the basement in the AL East, so at least there's that. Drew Smyly looked to lead the Rays to a series lead before the wrap up game on Thursday, as the season quickly draws to a close.
The two pitchers on the mound each hoped to continue a couple of interesting trends; Rick Porcello, whom the Sox acquired for a pretty penny this past off season, has been lit up by seemingly every other team in Major League Baseball, to the tune of a 5.