BOSTON -- Two American League East rivals with very different immediate goals clash when the Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays for three games at Fenway Park this weekend.
For the Red Sox, the goal is to win another series, which would be their third straight, and hit the All-Star break very much in contention to contend for another last-to-first scenario.
For the last-place Rays, the aim is to just try to win games. Perhaps even two straight at some point. That hasn't happened since a three-game winning streak June 12-15.