BOSTON -- It was a battle of big hits between the American League's best team and the hottest team in baseball Saturday at Fenway Park.
In the end, the hot-handed Rays' late flurry of shots allowed them to stand victorious over the Red Sox, 12-6, for their eighth straight win, pulling them just one game under .500 with a 12-13 mark.
The Rays cranked out four home runs on the day, though their first was of the unconventional kind, as Denard Span hustled out an odd-hop single in center to plate himself and Wilson Ramos with an inside-the-park home run for a 2-1 lead in the second inning.