Give the schedule-makers some credit. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Al Reyes (right shoulder tendinitis) went on the 15-day disabled list June 15. 

--RHP James Shields will face the Red Sox on Monday for the first time since the June 5 brawl in Boston, as the Rays have their top three starters aligned for the much-anticipated series at Tropicana Field. 

The Rays moved back into first place in the AL East with Sunday's win and, at 49-32, have the best record in the American League. 

The last time James Shields and the Tampa Bay Rays faced Boston, they were swept at Fenway Park - but they still let the Red Sox know they weren't planning on going away. 

What a first half the Tampa Bay Rays enjoyed as the majors' surprise team of the season. 

The Tampa Bay Rays haven't lost consecutive games in over two weeks. 

Jason Bay homered with two outs in the 13th inning to give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night. 

With one swing of the bat, Jason Bay turned a miserable night into an ecstatic one. 

The Rays were not happy that second baseman Akinori Iwamura's appeal to his have three-game suspension stemming from the June 5 brawl in Boston reduced was denied. 

--1B Carlos Pena returned to the Rays lineup after having been sidelined since June 4 with a fractured left index finger. 

MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Troy Percival (weak left leg) was day-to-day as of June 25. 

The Rays were not happy that second baseman Akinori Iwamura's appeal to his have three-game suspension stemming from the June 5 brawl in Boston reduced was denied. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have had little trouble scoring runs on their current road trip. 

Home runs to left field, home runs to right, line drives all over PNC Park.