Rays accomplish feat not seen since 1987 as they continue to shine to start 2023

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For the first time since the 1987 season, a Major League ballclub has started the year with 10 straight wins. 

The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox 1-0 Monday night, moving to 10-0 on the season and becoming the first team to do so since the Milwaukee Brewers 36 years ago.

Members of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrate a win over the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field on April 10, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

Tampa Bay is now just three wins behind the 1987 Brewers and the 1982 Atlanta Braves for the best start to a season in MLB history. 

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Monday night’s win was the smallest margin of victory on the season for the Rays, getting a solo home run from Brandon Lowe in the eighth inning. 

"It's great to come out on top," Lowe said in his postgame, on-field interview, according to ESPN. "Let's keep it rolling."

The two teams combined for just eight hits on the night as the Rays won by fewer than four runs for the first time this season. 

Wander Franco of the Tampa Bay Rays, left, celebrates a win over the Boston Red Sox with Brandon Lowe on April 10, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Mike Carlson/Getty Images)

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"This is the first night where it was kind of quiet offensively," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "I kind of felt like, at any given moment, someone can knock one out of the ballpark."

It was the third consecutive shutout for the Rays, as five Tampa Bay pitchers combined for a three-hit performance. 

"I think overall it was a good baseball game," Red Sox manager Alex