ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Wade Boggs can resume his pursuit of 3,000 career hits after the Tampa Bay Devil Rays activated him from the disabled list today. Boggs strained his left hamstring while running out a groundout in the second inning of a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on May 5. The third baseman was placed on the 15-day DL after the game. The 40-year-old Boggs is hitting .276 (21-for-76) with nine RBI and needs just 57 hits to join the exclusive club. He will try to move closer tonight when the Devil Rays open a three-game series with the Anaheim Angels tonight. Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres is 25 hits shy of becoming the 22nd player with 3,000 hits. Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles needs 107 hits to reach the mark. To make room for Boggs, the Devil Rays optioned outfielder Randy Winn to Triple-A Durham of the International League. Despite missing time due to a calf injury, Boggs collected 122 hits with a .280 batting average for the Devil Rays last season. He hit seven home runs, his most since 1994, and his 63 RBI were his most since 1995. The Devil Rays exercised their option on Boggs before the 1999 season, which will pay the five-time American League batting champion $750,000 plus incentives. The deal also extends that option through the 2000 season. In a 17-year career with Boston, the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay, Boggs has a .328 career batting average. He led the American League in hitting in 1983 and from 1985-88. Winn was hitting .276 with one homer and nine RBI in 32 games.  