Cora and the wild-card-holding Red Sox return to Florida for Friday night's opener of a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in the final matchups between the division foes this season. The Red Sox (83-70) lost 5-3 to the Athletics on Thursday afternoon, dropping two of three in the series. The Red Sox might not feel so blessed with how their scoreboard has looked lately. It was the Rays' 11th shutout this season, and the team won the season series against the first-place Blue Jays for the eighth consecutive season by taking seven of 10 matchups. Across nine games against Boston, including five starts, Rasmussen is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA.