The Tampa Bay Rays leave Boston with a series victory over the division rival Boston Red Sox before they head to Detroit to take on the Detroit Tigers.
The Rays lead in the division has swelled to 9.0 games. The Red Sox find themselves in second 9.0 games back and just head of the New York Yankees who sit 10.0 games back. The surging Toronto Blue Jays sit 10.5 games behind. The three teams fighting for second place in the division and a wild card berth are all tied with 62 losses. The wild card race has gotten very close with the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics lurking 2.