COMMENTARY
The number of the day is 10. And the major league team of the moment is the Tampa Bay Rays.
In their case, the 10 is as in perfect, which is where they sit after a 1-0 Monday victory over the Red Sox that was by far their toughest battle of the season. After sweeping Detroit, Washington, and Oakland by an average of six runs per night, they welcomed another last-place team to Tropicana Field, but were held scoreless until the eighth.
And even then, it took a 10-pitch Brandon Lowe at-bat to crack Chris Martin for the game’s only run.