Player of the gameDrew RasmussenTBA7.0ip 2h 0er 13k
The last time Drew Rasmussen took the mound, he held the Marlins to just one baserunner and struck out nine over seven scoreless innings. He was arguably as good as he’s ever been in a Major League uniform. How could he possibly build on that nearly perfect performance? How about a strong candidate for the most dominant start of his career? Rasmussen racked up a career-high 13 strikeouts while cruising through seven scoreless innings in the Rays’ 7-5 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field. “I think today was just a day where stuff and execution matched up really well,” Rasmussen said. The right-hander’s gem capped a brief trip home where everything lined up really well for the Rays. Their MLB-leading seventh sweep of the season gave them wins in each of their first 12 home games against divisional opponents, making them only the fifth team to do so since divisions were established in 1969 and the first since the 2009 Dodgers. Following a 3-10 stretch that erased their sizable lead in the American League East, sweeping the Red Sox improved the Rays’ record to 40-25 and got them back on track as they headed west for a weeklong trip to Southern California. “I'm happy about it. I know the guys are excited,” manager Kevin Cash said. “We needed to kind of feel a little bit better about ourselves \[after\
