Red Sox look to end Rays' dominance
The first contest of a pivotal three-game series between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays proved a return home won't be enough for Boston to put its ill-timed slump behind it.
Yet another bullpen meltdown cost the Red Sox in an 8-4 loss Tuesday. The defeat was their 11th in their last 14 games andsixth straight at the hands of the Rays, who have opened a five-game advantage in the American League East standings.
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