ST. PETERSBURG -- Lost in all the clubhouse chatter about how a good run could propel the Tampa Bay Rays back into the wild card picture is this: The Rays are involved in another race, the one for the bottom spot in the division.
The last-place Boston Red Sox entered Tropicana Field on Friday just two games behind the Rays in the AL East standings.
The Rays put a little distance between themselves and the hard-charging Red Sox when they rallied for a 8-4 victory in front of 14,769.
Asdrubal Cabrera snapped a 4-4 tie with a two-run homer that cleared the wall to right of center field and just below the touch tank.