The Boston Red Sox (75-75) are -129 favorites for their Tuesday meeting with the Tampa Bay Rays (73-77). The matchup between the third- and fourth-place teams in the AL East begins at 6:50 p.m. ET on NESN.
Boston’s Nick Pivetta and Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Red Sox have compiled a 41-32 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.2% of those games).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -129 or shorter, Boston has a 29-19 record (winning 60.4% of its games).
The Rays have won 37, or 45.1%, of the 82 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
Tampa Bay has a record of 17-29, a 37% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +110 or more by sportsbooks this season.
In the 148 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Red Sox, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 74 times (74-66-8).
The Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 65 of their 150 games with a total this season.
Red Sox Stats & Insights
The Red Sox are the ninth-highest scoring team in the majors, averaging 4.7 runs per game (710 total).
Boston ranks eighth-best in MLB action with 186 total home runs.
The Red Sox rank fifth in the majors with a .255 batting average.
Boston strikes out 9.7 times per game, the third-worst average in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 17th in the majors.
Boston’s 4.12 team ERA ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have scored the 28th-most runs in the league this season with just 570 (3.8 per game).
Tampa Bay’s 136 home runs rank 27th in MLB this season.
The Rays have a team batting average of just .230 this season, which ranks 27th among MLB teams.
Tampa Bay ranks 25th in strikeouts per game (9.2) among MLB offenses.
The Rays strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
Tampa Bay has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 11th in baseball.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch
Pivetta gets the start for the Red Sox, his 24th of the season. He is 5-10 with a 4.24 ERA and 156 strikeouts in 129 1/3 innings pitched.
Jarren Duran leads Boston with a .287 batting average. He’s also hit 21 homers and has 72 RBI.
Rafael Devers is a key run producer for Boston with a .278 average, 28 homers and 83 RBI.
Tyler O’Neill is slugging .541 this season, with a team-high 31 home runs. He’s also collected 61 RBI.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 128 hits and an OBP of .277 to go with a slugging percentage of .398 this season.
Rays Key Players to Watch
The Rays’ Baz (2-3) will make his 12th start of the season.
Yandy Diaz paces the Rays with 65 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .283.
Christopher Morel has hit 21 home runs to pace his team.
Brandon Lowe is batting .244 with 19 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 33 walks.
Jose Caballero has 24 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 27 walks while hitting .229.
Red Sox and Rays Injuries
Red Sox: David Hamilton: 10 Day IL (Finger), Lucas Sims: 15 Day IL (Lat), Brennan Bernardino: 15 Day IL (Elbow), LuÃÂs Garcia: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow), James Paxton: 60 Day IL (Leg), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bryan Mata: 60 Day IL (Hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Isaiah Campbell: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Rob Refsnyder: day-to-day (Wrist)
Rays: Richard Palacios: 10 Day IL (Knee), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jacob Waguespack: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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