Red Sox fall to Rays, remain 1 game up in AL wild card race

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TAMPA, Fla. — Brandon Lowe hit his 30th home run of the season and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 Sunday night to avoid a series sweep. Despite the loss, the Red Sox (85-71) maintained their one-game lead in the race for the AL’s second wild card as Cleveland and Houston also lost Sunday. The Red Sox went 4 for 11 with runners in scoring position and struck out 14 times. Key statThe Rays announced a sellout crowd of 10,046, their 61st sellout, giving them a total season attendance of 786,750. Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (10-4, 3.46 ERA) faces the Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday.