Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/06/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +115, Red Sox -135; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +115, Red Sox -135; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +110, Red Sox -135; Over/Under:  9 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  43-37 (4th place, AL East)

Boston Red Sox:  45-35 (2nd place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  5-5 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rays were on a 3 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 in a 5-game series. They enter this game with a 43-37 record overall and have a road record of 18-20. This is the series finale of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 27th in the MLB with a .678 OPS. Jeffrey Springs is their starting pitcher on Tuesday while Corey Kluber is making his start in this game on Wednesday. He is 3-5 with a 3.91 ERA this season. His team lost 3 of their last 4 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 0 HR, and 2 BB with 1 K on 7 hits through 3 IP against the Toronto Blue Jays. 

 

The Red Sox enter this game on a 2 game winning streak. They lost their last series against the Chicago Cubs 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 45-35 record overall and have a home record of 21-16. This is the 3rd game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Wednesday with the 2nd game still to be played on Tuesday. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .739 OPS. Nick Pivetta is on the mound on Tuesday while Brayan Bello will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Wednesday. He is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. He has been called up from the minors for this game and will be making his MLB debut here. 

The current betting odds have not been listed for this game yet. The Rays are coming off of a great series over the weekend where they swept a double-header on Saturday against the Jays and followed up with a win on Sunday to take that series. Their bats really woke up in Toronto but died down again against the Red Sox in this series opener. The Red Sox have not been playing great themselves recently as they just lost a series against the Cubs over the weekend and didn't score a lot of runs in those games. The Rays did face some good pitching on Monday against the Red Sox but the Red Sox have a rookie starting in this game and not only is he a rookie, he is making his MLB debut against the Rays here. The Rays were starting to hit the ball much better in Toronto over the weekend and their offense is bound to get going at some point as they do have some good players in that lineup. They cleaned up against a thin pitching staff that the Jays were working with in that series and they will likely do the same here with the Red Sox in a similar situation. The Rays also have Kluber starting here and he has been good all season with a few bad starts but for the most part, he has been a solid starter for them that will keep the Red Sox from scoring a lot here. The best way to place a bet here is on the Rays to win this game.

 

Rays Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, July 6, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Rays 4 Red Sox 2.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 195-131 (+34.5 Units) ML in all games. 85-66 (+14.8 Units) ML in road games. 19-12 UNDER against division opponents.

Boston Red Sox: 84-70 (-4.6 Units) ML in home games. 68-78 (-14.6 Units) ML against division opponents. 16-7 UNDER against division opponents.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  B. Lowe (2B) Mid July - Back. M. Margot (CF) Late Aug - Knee. M. Zunino (C) Out indefinitely - Shoulder.

Boston Red Sox:  X. Bogaerts (SS) Ques Tues - Thigh. E. Hernandez (CF) Mid July - Hip Flexor. N. Eovaldi (SP) Mid July - Back.

 

 

 

"Kutter Crawford, we've seen him twice now and he's pitched really well against us. Big fastball, threw the breaking ball and had the cutter as well. We just couldn't get anything going. Just never felt like we had a rhythm at the plate at all." - Kevin Cash after his team’s loss against the Red Sox on Monday.

 

 

"Just as important as the first 70 or whatever we played. With our ups and downs and, obviously how we struggled early in the season, if you look at the standings, we are where we're at." - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the Rays on Monday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Wander Franco (S) SS

Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B

Harold Ramirez (R) DH

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Josh Lowe (L) RF

Randy Arozarena (R) LF

Francisco Mejia (S) C

Brett Phillips (L) CF

 

Jarren Duran (L) CF

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Christian Vazquez (R) C

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Franchy Cordero (L) RF

Christian Arroyo (R) SS

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

 

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.667)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (76)

Home Runs:  Isaac Paredes (13)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (36)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (18)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (9)

Saves:  Andrew Kittredge (5)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Rafael Devers (104)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (17)

RBI:  Trevor Story (53)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (10)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (8)

Saves:  Tanner Houck (6)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)