Littell (8-9), who made his team-leading 28th start in his first full season as starter, struck out seven and did not issue a walk.

Zack Littell allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their three-game series with Boston on Thursday night, blanking the Red Sox 2-0 in a one-hit combined shutout in St.

Zack Littell fired seven near-perfect innings against the Sox on Thursday night in a 2-0 victory for the Rays before a crowd of 13,120 at Tropicana Field.