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Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox: A AL East matchup

The Tampa Bay Rays are visiting the Boston Red Sox tonight at Fenway Park.

The Rays are solid on the road

The Tampa Bay Rays are fourth in the AL East with a 79-81 record and 37-42 on the road. After losing three consecutive games, they won the series opener in Boston. Tampa Bay has a 3.82 ERA, a .234 batting average, a .299 on-base percentage, and 1.21 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Yandy Diaz leads the team with 157, Jose Caballero is on top with 53 runs, while Brandon Lowe leads with 21 home runs.

The Red Sox are at .500

The Boston Red Sox are third in the AL East with an 80-80 record including 37-42 at home. After winning four consecutive games, the Red Sox lost the last two. Boston has a 4.07 ERA, a .243 batting average, a .309 on-base percentage, and 1.26 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jarren Duran is the best player on the team with 190 hits, and 109 runs while Rafael Devers leads the team with 28 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Red Sox are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games overall, 1-9 SU in their last 10 home games against the Rays, and 4-8 SU in their last 12 games played on Saturday. Boston has played under the total run line in 11 of their last 16 games overall, 9 of their last 12 games against the Rays, and 9 of their last 13 home games. The Rays are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games against Boston and 5-0 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the AL East. Tampa Bay has played under the total run line in 8 of their last 9 games overall, 10 of their last 12 games on the road, and 13 of their last 15 games against teams from the AL.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both AL East rivals will finish the season at around .500, but as usual, that is not enough to make it to the playoffs. Both teams can label the season as disappointing, and this series will not change anything about it. The Rays won 2-1 last night, which was the third consecutive game between these two teams that didn’t see more than three runs. The Rays will try to add another one tonight with Shane Baz on the mound, who is 3-3 for the season with a 3.07 ERA, 62 K, 73.1 IP, and 1.09 WHIP. The Red Sox will start Kutter Crawford, who is 9-15 for the season with a 4.17 ERA, 169 K, 179.1 IP, and 1.10 WHIP. The total run line is set at 8 runs, so we go with the under again.