BOSTON -- Josh Lowe walked into the visitors' clubhouse on Wednesday, found his name on the lineup card and headed to his locker. Just like any other day, except that he didn’t have to look long because “Josh Lowe” was the first name on the card.

Lowe made his leadoff debut in Wednesday night’s finale, going 2-for-5 with two doubles, a run scored and an RBI in Tampa Bay’s 7-1 win over Boston at Fenway Park.

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“It's just another day to go out there and help the team win,” Lowe said pregame. “I feel like it's an opportunity to go out there and kind of jump-start the offense and get something going.”

Though it took a couple of innings for Lowe to get going -- he flied out in his first at-bat -- it didn’t take long for the Rays to find their stride against Red Sox prospect Brayan Bello in the 23-year-old’s MLB debut.

After getting shut out in Monday’s series opener, Tampa Bay bounced back to score 15 runs on 21 hits over its next two games. And the Rays did it all without hitting a home run until the ninth inning of the finale, when Randy Arozarena sent a 91.4 mph sinker into Tampa Bay’s bullpen for his ninth homer of the season.

The Rays came into Boston fresh off a very different American League East matchup in Toronto, taking three of five from the Blue Jays. In that series, Tampa Bay quickly found the power it had been missing in the previous weeks, homering eight times in three games.

“Not all games can be the same,” Arozarena said through interpreter Manny Navarro. “We're all doing our part to try to help the team, and we had a good series in Toronto and we had a really good series here and hopefully can keep it going.”

After averaging 1.37 home runs per game in 2021, the Rays entered Wednesday averaging just 0.94 this season. With three key offensive players sidelined by injury in Brandon Lowe, Manuel Margot and Mike Zunino, the team has had to find their power elsewhere. The home runs might not be as plentiful, but a number of players have stepped up in their absence.

Yandy Díaz, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games on Wednesday, has been a big factor in keeping the Rays above water. During his streak, Díaz is hitting .488 with eight multihit games, including in the finale after going 2-for-3 with a double and a single.

“You can't get a hit every day, but the confidence is there when you do get a few hits, and then hopefully you can just carry that forward on,” Díaz said through interpreter Manny Navarro.

With the All-Star break looming just two weeks away, the Rays are finding their stride at the right moment. They enter an off-day in Cincinnati on Thursday having taken two key series from AL East opponents, with two of their next three series before the break coming against the Red Sox and Orioles at home. After this week in Boston, Tampa Bay stands at 17-16 against division foes.

“I think we, probably the last week or so especially, have played better all around baseball,” said veteran Corey Kluber, who pitched six scoreless innings and earned the win. “We've still got guys that I think are a big part of this ballclub that aren't with us that we're hoping to get back. And to be in the position we're in without probably feeling like we’ve played our best yet, I think it's a good spot to be in going forward. While obviously still looking to improve on things.”

“That's another series win here against a hard team in the American League East,” Lowe said. “If we can just keep carrying over on those, go to Cincinnati and take care of business. Go home and finish strong, it’ll be awesome.”