The Tampa Bay Rays managed to stave off a series sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers and must now pivot their attention to the Boston Red Sox as they head to BeanTown for a pivotal four game set.
After a prolonged stretch as the best team in baseball, the Rays have been floundering having dropped their past four series in a row. Despite that, the Rays are seven games over .500 with a 50-43 record and currently control the second Wild Card spot with a 1.5 game lead over the 3rd place team. The Toronto Blue Jays finally had their winning streak snapped, allowing the Rays to move to four games back in the division.