Pat Burrell drove in the deciding run in the eighth inning Monday to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. Willy Aybar hit a three-run homer for the Rays, who have won seven of their last 10 games.

Jon Lester and Billy Wagner combined on a four-hit shutout Sunday, leading Boston to a 4-0 win over Tampa Bay, capping a doubleheader sweep. Lester (13-7) gave up two hits in eight scoreless innings with three walks and seven strikeouts. Wagner gave up two hits in the top of the ninth as Tampa Bay's

Three batters drove in two runs each Saturday, leading the Detroit Tigers to an 8-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, their fifth in a row. Placido Polanco hit a solo homer and an RBI single, Carlos Guillen hit a two-run triple and Alex Avila a two-run homer. Marcus Thames and Adam Everett had one RBI apiece

Pat Burrell singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth Wednesday and Evan Longoria soon added a two-run homer, launching Tampa Bay to an 8-5 win over Boston. The Red Sox, whose four-game winning streak ended, saw their lead in the American League wild-card race trimmed to 2 1/2 games over Texas.

Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard was named Monday the National League Player of the Week. Howard, 29, led the major leagues last week with five home runs and had two-multi-homer games.