Red Sox's Cooper Criswell set to face former Rays teammates

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The Tampa Bay Rays will look to win the first leg of their season series against the host Boston Red Sox in the conclusion of a four-game series on Thursday.

Timely hitting and a strong pitching performance helped the Rays jump ahead in the series on Wednesday with a 4-3 win. Tampa Bay improved to 8-4 in the past 12 games.

Yandy Diaz's two-run single highlighted a three-run si