Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/26/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Friday, August 26, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  Apple TV+

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Red Sox -125; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Red Sox -125; Over/Under:  9 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Rays +105, Red Sox -125; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  68-55 (2nd place, AL East)

Boston Red Sox:  60-64 (5th place, AL East)

 

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Tampa Bay Rays:  8-2 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  4-6 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Rays enter this game on a 5 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Kansas City Royals 3-1 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 68-55 record overall and have a road record of 27-32. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Los Angeles Angels still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 26th in the MLB with a .668 OPS. Drew Rasmussen is their starting pitcher on Thursday while there is no probable starting pitcher yet making his start in this game on Friday. 

 

The Red Sox enter this game on a 3 game losing streak. They lost their last series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 60-64 record overall and have a home record of 29-32. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Rays on Friday with the 3rd game of their series against the Toronto Blue Jays still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 12th in the MLB with a .720 OPS. Kutter Crawford is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Michael Wacha is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 8-1 with a 2.28 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 4 Ks on 4 hits through 5.2 IP against the Baltimore Orioles.

The current betting odds have the Red Sox listed as a slight favorite in this game. The Red Sox have been awful in their recent games as they have been losing a lot of them, even in their home games, and they have not won a series in a while now. They will be hungry to bounce back here at home after losing their last series to the Blue Jays and they should have a much better chance with Wacha starting in this game. Wacha has been a solid starter for them all season, both before and after he came back from injury, but the team has also played really well with him starting as they have won a lot of their games with him. The Rays do not have a probable starter yet so this could be a bullpen game for them which has been good all season but they are bound to allow some more runs in Fenway Park here and the Red Sox still have a much better offense than the Rays do. The best way to place a bet here is on the Red Sox to win this game and bounce back here.

 

Rays Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, August 26, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Red Sox 6 Rays 4.

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Tampa Bay Rays: 220-149 (+36.1 Units) ML in all games. 94-78 (+9.4 Units) ML in road games. 29-23 UNDER against division opponents.

Boston Red Sox: 60-64 (-8.5 Units) ML in all games. 29-32 (-8.1 Units) ML in home games. 8-2 OVER revenging a 3 game sweep at the hands of their opponents.

 

 

Tampa Bay Rays:  W. Franco (SS) Out indefinitely - Wrist. R. Quinn (CF) Out indefinitely - Knee. K. Kiermaier (CF) out for season - Hip.

Boston Red Sox:  E. Hosmer (1B) Early Sept - Back. N. Eovaldi (SP) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. T. Story (2B) Early Sept - Wrist.

 

 

 

"Mac was pretty awesome again. Their pitchers did a nice job, too, and we just couldn't find a way to get him a run, get him a lead, anything." - Kevin Cash after his team’s win against the Angels on Wednesday.

 

 

"We have struggled offensively for a while, the swing-and-miss, the chasing. It's late August and it's the same at-bats. As a group, we have to take pride in that. We've got to be better. Make sure we swing at strikes and put the ball in play when it matters, and we haven't done that in a while." - Alex Cora after his team’s loss against the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Yandy Diaz (R) 3B

Manuel Margot (R) RF

Randy Arozarena (R) DH

Harold Ramirez (R) 1B

Isaac Paredes (R) 2B

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

David Peralta (L) LF

Yu Chang (R) SS

Jose Siri (R) CF

 

Rob Refsnyder (R) RF

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B

Franchy Cordero (L) 1B

Bobby Dalbec (R) SS

Reese McGuire (L) C

Jarren Duran (L) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jonathan Aranda (.375)

Hits:  Randy Arozarena (117)

Home Runs:  Randy Arozarena (17)

RBI:  Randy Arozarena (66)

Stolen Bases:  Randy Arozarena (23)

Wins:  Shane McClanahan (11)

Saves:  Colin Poche (7)

ERA:  J.P. Feyereisen (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Reese McGuire (.378)

Hits:  Xander Bogaerts (129)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (25)

RBI:  Rafael Devers (64)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (10)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (9)

Saves:  Tanner Houck (8)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Managers:

Tampa Bay Rays: Kevin Cash (8th season)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)