The Tampa Bay Rays (86-74) will square off with the Boston Red Sox (76-84) for the 2nd game of a 3-game series Tuesday at Fenway Park at 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Rays lead 12-5
The Rays have lost 7 of their last 10 games. Tampa Bay has already clinched a playoff spot, but could improve from the No. 3 AL wild-card spot to the No. 2 spot if they win out and the Seattle Mariners struggle to finish the season.
Boston is looking to finish the season strong, but the Red Sox have lost 6 of their last 10 games despite taking down the Rays on Monday.
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Rays at Red Sox projected starters
LHP Jeffrey Springs vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi
Springs (9-4, 2.45 ERA) makes his 25th start. He has a 1.07 WHIP, 2 BB/9 and 9.6 K/9 in 132 1/3 IP.
- Has given up 0 ER in 4 of his last 6 starts (19 2/3 IP)
- Sept. 7 vs. Red Sox: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Eovaldi (5-3, 4.05 ERA) makes his 20th start. He has a 1.26 WHIP, 1.6 BB/9 and 8.5 K/9 in 104 1/3 IP.
- The Red Sox have won 3 of his last 4 starts
- Has surrendered 3 ER or more in 4 of his last 7 starts
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- Moneyline (ML): Rays -120 (bet $120 to win $100) | Red Sox +100 (bet $100 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Rays -1.5 (+140) | Red Sox +1.5 (-180)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Rays at Red Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
Rays 6, Red Sox 4
Moneyline
Only 1 of these teams has something to play for and after taking a loss on Monday, give me the RAYS (-120) to win on the road on Tuesday. Tampa Bay has won 4 of the last 5 meetings against Boston.
Run line/Against the spread
Considering that I have Tampa Bay securing the win, RAYS -1.5 (+140) at plus odds is an enticing wager. The Rays should be able to win by multiple runs with Eovaldi on the mound for the Red Sox despite not facing him yet this season.
Over/Under
OVER 7.5 RUNS (-112) is where I’m going in this game with the Rays likely scoring a decent number of runs with Eovaldi starting the game for the Red Sox. Boston should also be able to score a couple of runs on Springs to help us reach the over.
The Over is 18-7-1 in the previous 26 meetings between the Rays and the Red Sox when the game takes place at Fenway Park.
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The Boston Red Sox (67-68) and Tampa Bay Rays (74-58) open a 3-game set Monday at Tropicana Field. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the Red Sox vs. Rays odds with MLB picks and predictions.
Season series: Rays lead 9-4
The Red Sox swept the Rangers in a 4-game series with a 5-2 win Sunday. Boston 2B Trevor Story hit a go-ahead 3-run HR to give Boston a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning, and the pitching held on.
The Rays lost 2-1 to the Yankees Sunday after winning their previous 5 games with a plus-24 run differential.
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Red Sox at Rays projected starters
RHP Michael Wacha vs. RHP Luis Patiño
Wacha (10-1, 2.56 ERA) makes his 18th start. He has a 1.02 WHIP, 2.5 BB/9 and 7.2 K/9 through 95 IP.
- Last start: recorded a win Wednesday at the Minnesota Twins with 2 ER on 4 H and 1 BB with 7 K across 6 IP
- Is 2-0 with a 4.91 ERA over 2 starts vs. Tampa Bay this season
Patiño (1-1, 3.95 ERA) makes his 5th start. He has a 1.61 WHIP, 4.0 BB/9 and 4.6 K/9 through 13 2/3 IP.
- Is 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA through 9 2/3 IP across 3 home starts
- First appearance vs. the Red Sox this season
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- Money line (ML): Red Sox -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Rays -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox -1.5 (+155) | Rays +1.5 (-205)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -105 | U: -120)
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Red Sox at Rays picks and predictions
Prediction
Red Sox 5, Rays 4
Money line
Baseball is a streaky sport and the Red Sox have looked like the best team in the AL East for the last week. The short line for Tampa Bay reflects that Wacha should be able to continue to impose Boston’s winning ways over the Rays and Patiño.
BET BOSTON (-105).
Run line/Against the spread
I would PASS on taking this game on the RL. Boston should win, but the +155 line for it to win by 2 or more runs is not profitable in the long run. Tampa Bay has only lost 1 of its last 10 games by more than 1 run.
Over/Under
Boston’s offense has been elite lately and since it is facing a younger pitcher in Patiño, BETTING THE OVER 7.5 (-105) is the right side in this game. The Red Sox are averaging the 3rd-most runs in the majors (6.33) over their last 3 games.
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