Despite carrying a six-game winning streak against the Rays into Monday night's game, the defending World Series champion Red Sox could not break serve against the Rays, so once again the home team prevailed with a 5-4 win in front of a crowd of 34,145 at Tropicana Field.
Astros starting pitcher Roy Oswalt walked off the mound due to a left hip abductor strain after making his warmup tosses prior to the seventh inning on Monday in a 4-1 win against the Dodgers.
Rangers reliever Eddie Guardado had to leave Monday's game against the Yankees in the eighth inning because of inflammation in his left shoulder.
The Rays' 5-4 victory on Monday was tempered by a growing concern for the health of Troy Percival. After a verbal exchange that manager Joe Maddon said was "to be expected" from the fiery Percival, who tweaked his left hamstring, the Rays inserted J.P. Howell to record the game's final out.
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