Boston at Tampa Bay

The state of affairs in the AL playoff race is such that the Tampa Bay Rays sit just five games removed from the final Wild Card spot, despite a record that has them at two games under .500. If you recall, the Rays were nine games back starting September of 2011 and went on to make the playoffs, so they feel they are alive and well. Matt Moore finally had a better look after Tommy John surgery, and threw a strong 78 pitches his last time out, and will be extended for this one. The Rays are in a great historical situation, one that has gone 96-41 the last 137 times it has come up, and it plays on certain teams with a hot offense, which has been the case for the Rays. Take Tampa Bay.