The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox by a final score of 9-4 on Thursday, August 1 to finish off a series sweep and move to 8-1 for the season series in Boston, making a bit of history along the way.
The #Rays are up five runs and are three outs away from becoming the first team to win eight games at Fenway in a season since the 1966 Orioles.
— Neil Solondz (@neilsolondz) August 2, 2019
With the win, along with an A’s win and a Cleveland loss, the Rays now lead the second Wild Card spot by 0.