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The Tampa Bay Rays (25-25) will try to put a stop to their current three-game losing streak when they host the Boston Red Sox (25-24) at 6:50 PM ET on NESN Wednesday. Bookmakers consider the Rays to be -143 favorites to end their skid, while the Red Sox are +122 underdogs looking for the upset.
Ryan Pepiot will get the ball for Tampa Bay while Boston will counter with Brayan Bello.
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The Rays have gone 15-17 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 46.9% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -143 or shorter, Tampa Bay has a 6-9 record (winning 40% of its games).
The Red Sox have been underdogs in 27 games this season and won 12 (44.4%) of those contests.
Boston has a record of 3-5 when it’s set as an underdog of +122 or more by bookmakers this season.
In the 50 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Rays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 25 times (25-24-1).
The Red Sox and their opponents have gone over the total this season in 18 of their 49 opportunities.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays rank 20th in runs scored with 200, four per game.
Tampa Bay is 23rd in MLB with 41 total home runs.
The Rays’ .239 batting average ranks 16th in MLB.
Tampa Bay’s 9.1 strikeouts per game are the fifth-most in the majors.
The Rays pitching staff is 11th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
Tampa Bay has the 20th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.33).
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox rank 14th in the majors with 217 total runs scored this season.
Boston ranks 10th in Major League Baseball with 54 home runs.
The Red Sox rank 13th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
Boston ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.8 whiffs per contest.
The Red Sox average 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the big leagues.
Boston pitchers have a combined ERA of 2.95 ERA this year, second-best in baseball.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Pepiot (3-2 with a 3.68 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 36 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Rays, his eighth of the season.
Isaac Paredes leads Tampa Bay in batting average (.314), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (28) this season.
Yandy Diaz has collected 50 hits this season and has an OBP of .324. He’s slugging .349 on the year.
Amed Rosario is slashing .294/.308/.412 this season for the Rays.
Jose Caballero has 38 hits and an OBP of .315 to go with a slugging percentage of .365 this season.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
The Red Sox will hand the ball to Bello (4-2) for his eighth start of the season.
Jarren Duran is batting .271 with 13 doubles, eight triples, three home runs and 19 walks.
Rafael Devers’ .285 batting average leads his team.
Tyler O’Neill has a team-high 11 homers.
Wilyer Abreu is batting .269 with 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 17 walks.
Rays and Red Sox Injuries
Rays: Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Back), Chris Devenski: 15 Day IL (Knee), Zach Eflin: 15 Day IL (Back), Shane Baz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Taylor Walls: 60 Day IL (Hip), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Red Sox: Masataka Yoshida: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Bryan Mata: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Rib), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Story: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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