ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox will try to inch closer to an American League East title when they send 2016 AL Cy Young winner Rick Porcello to the mound on Saturday in the middle of a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
Porcello (9-17, 4.64 ERA) has had a season to forget for the most part and has lost three of his last four starts after enjoying a four-game win streak in August.
Some of Porcello's struggles can actually be tied to the Rays.