Jake Mangum may have been mic’d up for the television broadcast, but the Tampa Bay Rays’ offense was muted. After scoring at least four runs in each of their last five games, they could only manage five hits in a 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The loss handed the series to Boston in the battle of two teams trying to get back to .500 on the season.
Zack Littell pitched the Rays six innings of solid pitching that deserved a better outcome. The right-hander gave up five hits, walked three, and struck out five in the loss.