After dropping the "homway" series to the Baltimore Orioles due to quiet bats and questionable management, the Rays road trip continued in Boston. Tampa Bay looked to awaken their bats against Red Sox "ace" Clay Buchholz, while Jake Odorizzi looked to continue his strong season on the hill for the Rays.
The Rays bats made their presence known early, due in part to an odd play that resulted in an injury to Red Sox left fielder, Hanley Ramirez. With two outs in the inning, Rays' first baseman James Loney skied a Buchholz offering to left. Ramirez made the running catch but quickly ran out of room in foul territory, as the "quaint" dimensions of Fenway Park claimed another victim.