ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Wade Boggs came off the disabled list tonight and resumed his pursuit of 3,000 career hits with two singles as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays outslugged the Anaheim Angels, 10-9. Boggs, who 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, led off the second inning with a single up the middle for his 2,944th hit to move past Frank Robinson for 25th place on the all-time hit list. He also singled to left with one out in the fifth. Boggs scored twice, but made one of Tampa Bay's two errors in the second inning that led to six unearned runs. "I gave up four and acquired two, not a good ratio," Boggs said. "The win was the big thing, though. From here on out I'm going to pass a lot of great players." The 40-year-old Boggs is hitting .288 (23-for-80) with nine RBI and needs just 55 hits to join the exclusive club. Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres nneds 25 hits to become the 22nd player with 3,000 hits. Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles needs 106 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. Boggs has had a 17-year career with Boston, the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay and 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.  