At Tropicana Field on Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays (73-77) face the Boston Red Sox (75-75), fellow members of the AL East, at 6:50 p.m. ET.
The Red Sox (-113 on the moneyline) and the Rays (-106) will meet in an expected tight contest. The starting pitchers are Nick Pivetta (5-10) for the Boston Red Sox, and Shane Baz (2-3) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Red Sox lost 5-2 to the Yankees Sunday, with Kutter Crawford (4 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out seven) on the line for the loss. Tyler O’Neill went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the Red Sox offensively in the defeat.
The Rays suffered a 2-0 loss to the Guardians Sunday. Taj Bradley got the loss on the mound after going 4 1/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out six.
Prepare for the Red Sox vs. Rays with everything you need to know about Tuesday’s game, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Red Sox (-113, bet $113 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rays (-106, bet $106 to win $100)
- Over/under: 7.5
Red Sox vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Game Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have entered the game as favorites 74 times this season and won 40, or 54.1%, of those games.
- Boston has a record of 38-32 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -113 on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have a 53.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Boston’s games have gone over the total in 75 of its 148 chances.
- The Red Sox are 68-80-0 against the spread this season.
Nick Pivetta (Red Sox probable starter)
- The Red Sox will send Pivetta (5-10) to the mound for his 24th start of the season. He is 5-10 with a 4.24 ERA and 156 strikeouts through 129 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his last appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander tossed six innings against the Baltimore Orioles, allowing one earned run while surrendering four hits.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.24, with 10.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 24 games this season. Opponents are batting .234 against him.
- Pivetta is trying to build upon a third-game quality start streak in this outing.
- Pivetta will look to build on a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance).
- He has made four appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Rays offense has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.368) and ranks 27th in MLB play with 136 home runs. It has a collective .230 batting average, and is 27th in MLB with 1154 total hits and 28th in MLB play scoring 570 runs.
- Pivetta has thrown 5 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs on four hits while striking out eight against the Rays this season.
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox have hit 186 homers this season, which ranks eighth in the league.
- Hitters for Boston have a combined .430 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
- The Red Sox’s .255 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking fifth in MLB.
- Boston is among the highest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking ninth with 710 total runs this season.
- The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking eighth with an OBP of .321.
- Boston ranks 28th in strikeouts per game (9.7) among MLB offenses.
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have been underdogs in 81 games this season and have come away with the win 36 times (44.4%) in those contests.
- This season, Tampa Bay has come away with a win 33 times in 74 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Rays have an implied victory probability of 51.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Tampa Bay’s games have gone over the total in 66 of its 150 opportunities.
- The Rays are 83-66-0 against the spread in their 149 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Shane Baz (Rays probable starter)
- Baz (2-3) takes the mound first for the Rays in his 12th start of the season. He has a 3.28 ERA in 60 1/3 innings pitched, with 50 strikeouts.
- The righty’s most recent appearance was on Wednesday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing three hits.
- The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.28, with 7.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 11 games this season. Opponents are hitting .217 against him.
- Baz has registered five quality starts this year.
- Baz will look to build upon a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.5 frames per appearance).
- In two of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
- The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is fifth in the league with 1323 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 710 runs scored. They have the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.430) and are eighth in all of MLB with 186 home runs.
Rays batting stats
- The Rays have hit 136 home runs this season, the fourth-lowest total in MLB play.
- This season, Tampa Bay’s .368 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The Rays have the fourth-worst batting average in the majors (.230).
- Tampa Bay is the third-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.8 runs per game (570 total).
- The Rays’ .304 on-base percentage is 22nd in baseball.
