Devers also broke his silence about a groin strain that was revealed as a bit of surprise after he was seen failing to hustle down the line on what could have been a base hit several days ago. Devers slowed down halfway to first after hitting a sixth-inning ground ball against the New York Yankees on Sunday.

Tampa Bay could win their sixth game over the past nine as they've been on a hot streak to start June (6-3 overall). The Rays have also won eight-straight games with Littell pitching after losing the first five with him.

Though Littell gives up 4 solo homers, manager Kevin Cash feels like the offense should have been able to do more.

Baz was effective in one early-season start against the Red Sox, but hasn’t been the same pitcher since the start of May, posting a 7.00 ERA in his last seven starts. This is a bad time for him to run into a Boston lineup that’s in a groove in the best ballpark for run production this side of Coors Field.

Marcelo Mayer, the Red Sox's No. 2 prospect, propelled Boston to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays with two solo home runs. The 22-year-old rookie

Anthony was due to lead off the bottom half of the 11th, but Rob Refsnyder pinch hit for him and walked. With two on and two out, Gonzalez took a 3-2 pitch for a third strike and was ejected for arguing the call; the Red Sox had no other batters to replace him.