The Red Sox finally put to rest the notion that they can't win in Tampa and all but eliminated the Rays from the wild card race by taking two of three in this huge series.
With Vic, Youk and Bay all smashing the ball and everyone in the lineup excpet Ortiz and Lowell getting hits Thursday night, the offense seems to have hit its stride.
BOX SCORE: Red Sox 6, Rays 3
Buchholz had a nother decent outing and despite being somewhat inconsistent he may have enough confidence to be effective in the playoffs.
The back end of the bullpen looked overpowering. Billy Wagner continues to be virtually untouchable, Bard finally had a decent inning and papelbon has definitely righted the ship and returned to the form that made him one of the most dominant closers in the league.
With a couple more weeks of solid play the Sox may actually be able to relax a bit and set up the rotation heading into the playoffs.
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