Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/14/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Thursday, July 14, 2022

Venue:  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +110, Rays -130; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

 

Boston Red Sox:  47-41 (3rd place, AL East)

Tampa Bay Rays:  47-40 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Boston Red Sox:  4-6 last 10

Tampa Bay Rays:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Red Sox enter this game on a 2 game losing streak. They split their last series against the New York Yankees 2-2 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 47-41 record overall and have a road record of 24-21. This is the series finale of a 4-game series with the Rays on Thursday with the 3rd game still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 7th in the MLB with a .739 OPS. Josh Winckowski is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Kutter Crawford is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 2 BB with 6 Ks on 4 hits through 5 IP against the New York Yankees. 

 

The Rays enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They lost their last series against the Cincinnati Reds getting swept 3-0 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 47-40 record overall and have a home record of 27-17. This is the 4th game of a 4-game series with the Red Sox on Thursday with the 3rd game still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 24th in the MLB with a .685 OPS. Shane McClanahan is on the mound on Wednesday while Drew Rasmussen will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Thursday. He is 5-3 with a 3.11 ERA this season. His team lost 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 6 Ks on 4 hits through 4 IP against the Cincinnati Reds. 

The current betting odds have the Rays listed as a slight favorite in this game. The Rays have been playing very well in their recent games, they had a very bad series getting swept by the Reds in their last one, but their last 4 straight wins have come against the Red Sox and they have been dominant over them in almost every game. The Rays needed some late runs to come back in their last game but they had some great pitching against the Red Sox and in the games their pitching was not great, their bats took over and got the job done. The Red Sox have slipped into a little slump now as they have been losing a lot and their offense has not been great either. Their bullpen has been stretched very thin with a lot of injuries to their starters and they have had to get rookies to fill in the starts for some of these games. They have another inexperienced pitcher on the mound here in Crawford and the Rays will likely get to him here with their bats heating up recently. Rasmussen is starting for the Rays here and he has been a solid pitcher this season, only getting better in each start and coming off of another scoreless performance. He will keep this struggling Red Sox offense from scoring here and the Rays will take advantage of their opportunity against the Red Sox here with a depleted pitching staff. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Red Sox Rays Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, July 14, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 6 Red Sox 3.

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Boston Red Sox: 83-78 (+10.8 Units) in road games. 22-17 UNDER in road games. 18-13 UNDER against division opponents.

Tampa Bay Rays: 47-40 (-2.5 Units) ML in all games. 23-18 UNDER in home games. 21-14 UNDER against division opponents.

 

 

Boston Red Sox:  E. Hernandez (CF) Late July - Hip Flexor. C. Arroyo (2B) Out indefinitely - Groin. N. Eovaldi (SP) Ques Fri - Back.

Tampa Bay Rays:  K. Kiermaier (CF) Out indefinitely - Hip. W. Franco (SS) Early Sept - Wrist. B. Lowe (2B) Prob Fri - Back.

 

 

 

"I felt better as it went on. Feeling strong in the fourth and fifth inning, that's nice. I'll just keep building off of that." - Chris Sale after their loss against the Rays on Tuesday in his first start this season.

 

 

"Sale was tough. He looked really sharp for not having pitched all season long in the big leagues." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Red Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Jarren Duran (L) CF

Christian Vazquez (R) C

Rafael Devers (L) DH

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Franchy Cordero (L) 1B

Bobby Dalbec (R) 3B

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF

 

Yandy Diaz (R) DH

Harold Ramirez (R) RF

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Isaac Paredes (R) 3B

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Taylor Walls (S) SS

Yu Chang (R) 2B

Brett Phillips (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Rafael Devers (107)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (19)

RBI:  Trevor Story (58)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (10)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (8)

Saves:  Tanner Houck (6)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.444)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (82)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (13)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (40)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (18)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (9)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Managers:

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)