Rays pound Red Sox, earn sweep at Fenway

[ASFN Admin]

August began as July ended for the surging Tampa Bay Rays, who with a 9-4 win over the host Boston Red Sox on Thursday night completed a three-game sweep of their American League East rivals. Mike Zunino and Austin Meadows homered, Tommy Pham doubled twice and drove in two runs and starter Brendan McKay got plenty of run support while holding the Red Sox to three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings, striking out seven to improve to 2-1. The Rays, despite two Xander Bogaerts home runs and a solo shot by Mookie Betts, won their fourth straight game and maintained their grasp on the No. 2 wild-card spot in the AL, with the Oakland Athletics a half-game behind.

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