The Tampa Bay Rays lose their seventh in a row, falling 5-2 to the Cleveland Indians. They drew seven walks in four innings against Cleveland starter Jeremy Sowers, but only managed two runs. The Tribe's bullpen then pitched five perfect innings that allowed Cleveland to come back against Scott Kazmir.

Meanwhile, Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched six scoreless innings against Baltimore despite walking five batters. Boston held on for a 2-1 win as Jonathan Papelbon nearly blew the save, allowing three hits and one run. The Red Sox win and the Rays loss propel the Boston into first place by 1/2 game, although the Rays are still one game up in the AFILC.

Correction: It's the AFILC, not the AFLIC. It stands for the All F'in Important Loss Column.