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 Rays added a third run in the inning on a Boston error. The Red Sox went 4 for 11 with runners in scoring position and struck out 14 times. Red Sox RHP Lucas Giolito (10-4, 3.46 ERA) faces the Blue Jays in Toronto on Tuesday.