at Fenway Park
Records: Boston is 9-4 (first in American League East); Tampa Bay is 7-6 (third in American League East, two games behind).
Tonight (7:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI 850): LHP Casey Fossum (0-0, 6.94) vs. RHP Matt Clement (1-1, 9.00).
Tomorrow (7:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI): RHP Doug Waechter (0-0, 3.72) vs. RHP Curt Schilling (3-0, 1.64).
Thursday (7:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI): LHP Scott Kazmir (1-1, 4.82) vs. RHP Tim Wakefield (1-2, 4.34).
Head to head: This is the first of 19 meetings between the teams. The Red Sox were 13-6 against the Devil Rays in 2005, 9-1 at Fenway. Miscellany: The Devil Rays have two players among the American League leaders in RBIs. OF Jonny Gomes is third with 14 and 3B Ty Wigginton is tied for fourth with 13 . . . The Rays come into Fenway with a three-game winning streak following a sweep of the Royals.
Ticket availability: A limited number of tickets is available the day of the game.![]()