At Fenway Park on Friday, the Boston Red Sox (80-79) meet the Tampa Bay Rays (78-81), fellow members of the AL East, at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Red Sox are a home favorite (-135) against the Rays (+114). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Boston Red Sox looking to Nick Pivetta (6-11), and Taj Bradley (7-11) getting the nod for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Red Sox lost 6-1 to the Blue Jays Wednesday, with Richard Fitts (five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out two) on the line for the loss. Jarren Duran went 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Red Sox offensively in the defeat.
The Rays were defeated by the Tigers 4-3 yesterday. Taylor Walls led the way offensively after going 2-for-3 with a triple in the defeat, while Garrett Cleavinger took the loss on the mound, pitching one inning, giving up two earned runs on two hits.
Before the Red Sox vs. Rays matchup, here’s what you need to prepare for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Red Sox (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rays (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
- Over/under: 8
Red Sox vs. Rays: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, September 27, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- This season, the Red Sox have won 40 out of the 76 games, or 52.6%, in which they’ve been favored.
- This season Boston has won 24 of its 39 games, or 61.5%, when favored by at least -135 on the moneyline.
- The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 57.4% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
- Boston’s games have gone over the total in 79 of its 157 chances.
- The Red Sox are 72-85-0 against the spread this season.
Nick Pivetta (Red Sox probable starter)
- The Red Sox are sending Pivetta (6-11) to make his 26th start of the season. He is 6-11 with a 4.21 ERA and 166 strikeouts through 139 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty’s most recent time out was on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins, when he tossed five innings, surrendering no earned runs while giving up four hits.
- The 31-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.21, with 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 26 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .234 batting average against him.
- Pivetta heads into this outing with 10 quality starts under his belt this year.
- Pivetta has put together 18 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
- In five of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
- The opposing Rays offense has a collective .230 batting average, and is 26th in the league with 1218 total hits and 29th in MLB play with 594 runs scored. It has the 29th-ranked slugging percentage (.368) and ranks 27th in home runs (146) in all of MLB.
- Pivetta has pitched 10 1/3 innings, giving up six earned runs on nine hits while striking out 14 against the Rays this season.
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox rank eighth in Major League Baseball with 193 home runs.
- Hitters for Boston have a combined .425 slugging percentage this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank sixth in MLB with a .253 team batting average.
- Boston has scored 745 runs this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- The Red Sox have an OBP of .320 this season, which ranks ninth in MLB.
- Boston is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 28th with an average of 9.7 strikeouts per game.
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have been underdogs in 87 games this season and have come away with the win 39 times (44.8%) in those contests.
- This year, Tampa Bay has won 15 of 41 games when listed as at least +114 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 46.7% chance of walking away with the win.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 67 of its 159 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Rays are 89-69-0 against the spread in their 158 games that had a posted line this season.
Taj Bradley (Rays probable starter)
- Bradley (7-11) takes the mound first for the Rays in his 25th start of the season. He has a 4.30 ERA in 132 2/3 innings pitched, with 147 strikeouts.
- The right-hander’s last time out came on Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when he threw five innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up six hits.
- The 23-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.30, with 10 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season. Opposing batters have a .238 batting average against him.
- Bradley has recorded nine quality starts this year.
- Bradley will look to pick up his 20th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.5 innings per appearance.
- He has had six appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .253 batting average, and is fifth in the league with 1386 total hits and ninth in MLB play with 745 runs scored. They have the sixth-ranked slugging percentage (.425) and are eighth in all of MLB with 193 home runs.
- Bradley has thrown 12 innings, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits while striking out 16 against the Red Sox this season.
Rays batting stats
- The Rays have hit the fourth-fewest home runs in baseball this season (146).
- So far this year, Tampa Bay’s .368 slugging percentage is the second-lowest percentage in baseball.
- The Rays rank 27th in MLB with a .230 batting average.
- Tampa Bay is the second-lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.7 runs per game (594 total).
- The Rays are 24th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .302.
