GAME: #971 Red Sox @ #972 Rays
DATE: 9/1/2021 – 7:10 p EST
ODDS: Red Sox -110 / Rays +102
O/U: 7.5 -110 / -110
The Tampa Bay Rays (84-48) host the Boston Red Sox (75-59) at Tropicana Field on Wednesday at 7:10 pm EST.
WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)
BATTER VS PITCHER(dailybaseballdata.com)
STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)
TRENDS (covers.com)
BOSTON
- Over is 4-0 in Sales last 4 starts vs. American League East.
- Over is 5-0 in Sales last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
- Red Sox are 5-0 in Sales in the last 5 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Red Sox are 4-0 in Sales last 4 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- The Red Sox are 4-0 in Sales in the last 4 starts as a favorite.
TAMPA BAY
- Rays are 4-0 in Rasmussens last 4 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
- Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 games vs. a left-handed starter.
HEAD TO HEAD
- Red Sox are 0-7 in the last 7 meetings in Tampa Bay.
- Over is 22-7-2 in the last 31 meetings.
- Over is 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Tampa Bay.
- Red Sox are 9-23 in the last 32 meetings.
RED SOX VS RAYS PREDICTION
The Rays have now won 9 in a row and 13 of their last 14 games and they are 7-1 at home against the Red Sox. Even though Sale has been brilliant since he returned from injury, he dominated three teams that are out of playoff contention and will have his hands full with the Rays, who have been great against left-handers. Xander Bogaerts left last night’s game in the second inning with a positive COVID test. Matt Barnes, Hirokazu Sawamura, Martin Perez, and Kike Hernandez are all already out of the lineup and on the COVID list. Rasmussen has been dealing since they put him in the starting lineup, giving up two runs in his last three starts. He gave up one run in his lone starts against the Red Sox. Take the Rays and the Over here.
The Bookie: Rays +102 / Over 7.5 -110
Fade the Public: Rays / Under
Sharp Action: Rays / Under