The Rays complete a three-game sweep of the Red Sox with an emphatic 9 – 1 win at Tropicana Field. B.J. Upton hits his first career grand slam off Matt Albers in the 5th to put the game away. It is Upton’s 20th homer this year, putting him in the 20-20 club alongside his brother Justin, who has also reached 20 homers and 20 stolen bases with the Diamondbacks. It is the first time a pair of brothers has reached the mark in the same season; six other brother combos have done it in different seasons. Winner James Shields comes within two outs of recording his 12th complete game, but happily settles for his 15th win, a career high. The Rays have now cut Boston’s lead in the wild card race to 3 1/2 games.

On September 11, 2011 — The Rays complete a three-game sweep of the Red Sox with an emphatic 9 – 1 win at Tropicana Field. B.J. Upton hits his first career grand slam off Matt Albers in the 5th to put the game away. It is Upton’s 20th homer this year, putting him in the 20-20 club alongside his brother Justin, who has also reached 20 homers and 20 stolen bases with the Diamondbacks. It is the first time a pair of brothers has reached the mark in the same season; six other brother combos have done it in different seasons. Winner James Shields comes within two outs of recording his 12th complete game, but happily settles for his 15th win, a career high. The Rays have now cut Boston’s lead in the wild card race to 3 1/2 games.

 

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