Tampa Bay at Boston

There is something about a team that is officially eliminated from the postseason. The Red Sox dealt the final blow last night in an 11-3 route of the Rays, officially putting their postseason aspirations to rest. The loss also assured that the Rays would finish under .500 for the first time since 2007. Tampa Bay has appeared to have lost their focus. The Rays' staff did not allow any team to score 10 runs or more since June 5th, but now have done so in two of their last three games. Jeremy Hellickson has now been winless over his last eight starts for the Rays, and has failed to make it out of the sixth inning in five of them. Allen Webster is doing himself well with an opportunity to be part of the Sox rotation next year. Webster has consecutive wins vs. a pair of playoff teams in Kansas City and Baltimore, limiting the Birds to 1 run in his last outing. The Rays are 0-8 in Hellickson's last eight starts, and it appears that the fire is no longer burning with this team. Play on Boston.