Junior Caminero Starts at 3B as Rays Face Red Sox at Fenway

junior caminero was in the Rays' starting lineup at third base Thursday night at Fenway Park. Tampa Bay entered the game at 24-12 and carried a six-game winning streak into a four-game series against the Red Sox.

Rays Lineup at Fenway Park

Caminero’s placement at third base gave the Rays a familiar look in a game scheduled for. Griffin Jax started on the mound for Tampa Bay, with Jake Bennett starting for Boston.

The Rays did not arrive in Boston as an ordinary division leader. They had just finished consecutive three-game sweeps at home over the Giants and Blue Jays, and they came in one-half game behind the Yankees with the second-best record in the AL.

Tampa Bay's 24-12 Run

That record put the Rays in position to keep pressure on the top of the division while they opened a road series at Fenway Park. A winless night would not erase the week they had put together, but the lineup choice showed Caminero remained in the middle of the club's current run.

For Boston, the matchup came in the middle of a seven-game homestand after a sweep of the Tigers in Detroit. For Tampa Bay, the immediate test was simpler: keep the streak alive while the Rays tried to protect their place in the race and continue a season that had already produced the AL's second-best record.