Here we go again—Rays and Red Sox, a budding rivalry renewed. The Tampa Bay Rays, fresh off their sweep of division rival Baltimore, head into Beantown to take on the struggling Boston Red Sox, losers of five of their last nine games.
For the Rays, who lead Boston by two games and are a half game behind the perennially fluky Toronto Blue Jays, it's a golden opportunity to put the team that likely will be their greatest competition for a wild-card berth further behind them.
A four-game set at legendary Fenway Park beckons promise. Take three out of four and you leave Boston with a four-game head start. Sweep the Sox...and don't look now, but an early six-game lead sure feels nice, even if it's only in April.
Truth be told, every game between Tampa Bay and Boston is going to have a h ...
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Getting the Jump: Tampa Bay Rays Look To Put Boston Red Sox in Early Hole
Posted: 15th April 2010 by JC De La Torre in MLBComments Off on Getting the Jump: Tampa Bay Rays Look To Put Boston Red Sox in Early Hole