Anytime the Rays lose, it's a victory for the Sox because the magic number goes down.
Unfortunately, the Sox had a good chance at putting themselves 3 up last night, but couldn't do it. But f*** last night, and f*** September. Hell, my birthday is in September, and I still say f*** September.
Beckett needs to go out tonight and give this team a huge boost. Get us through 7 IP and get us a win. If TB and NYY split today, as is expected in almost any DH, Sox will be up by 2.5 (Rays play tomorrow, Sox day off) with 6 games left. Even if the Sox go 3-3 at that point, the Rays will have to sweep one series and go 2-1 in the other just to force a playoff for a berth.
Don't let it get to that. Win today. Win tomorrow. And keep f***ing winning.