On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Rays (80-81) are visiting the Boston Red Sox (80-81), at 3:05 p.m. ET. The Red Sox have dropped three in a row.
The Rays (-115 on the moneyline) and the Red Sox (-104) will meet in a projected tight contest. The starting pitchers are Ryan Pepiot (8-7) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Quinn Priester for the Boston Red Sox.
These teams meet again after the Rays beat the Red Sox 7-2 yesterday. Shane Baz earned the win for the Rays (6.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 7 K), and Junior Caminero led the way offensively (3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI). Kutter Crawford (4.1 IP, 6 R, 5 H, 6 K) was credited with the loss for the Red Sox.
Before this Rays vs. Red Sox showdown, here’s everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Rays (-115, bet $115 to win $100)
- Underdog: Red Sox (-104, bet $104 to win $100)
- Over/under: 8.5
Rays vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, September 29, 2024
- Game Time: 3:05 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Rays stats and trends
Rays betting records
- The Rays have been favorites in 68 games this season and won 36 (52.9%) of those contests.
- Tampa Bay has entered 55 games this season favored by -115 or more and is 31-24 in those contests.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 53.5% chance of a victory for the Rays.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 68 of its 161 games with a total this season.
- The Rays are 91-69-0 against the spread in their 160 chances this season.
Ryan Pepiot (Rays probable starter)
- Pepiot (8-7) gets the starting nod for the Rays in his 26th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.64 ERA in 126 2/3 innings pitched, with 137 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers, the righty threw five innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- The 27-year-old has a 3.64 ERA and 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 25 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .211 to opposing hitters.
- Pepiot is trying to pick up his 10th quality start of the year.
- Pepiot will look to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging five frames per outing).
- He has had four appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- He will match up with a Red Sox team that is batting .252 as a unit (sixth in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .423 (sixth in MLB) with 194 total home runs (ninth in MLB).
- Head-to-head against the Red Sox this season, Pepiot has thrown 10 innings, giving up four earned runs on four hits while striking out 15.
Rays batting stats
- The Rays have hit just 147 homers this season, which ranks 28th in the league.
- Hitters for Tampa Bay have combined to rank 29th in MLB with a slugging percentage of only .367 this season.
- The Rays rank 27th in MLB with a team batting average of just .230.
- Tampa Bay is among the lowest-scoring teams in the majors, ranking 29th with just 603 total runs (3.7 per game) this season.
- The Rays have an on-base percentage of .302 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
- Tampa Bay ranks 25th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have won in 39, or 49.4%, of the 79 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Boston has a win-loss record of 30-34 when favored by -104 or worse by oddsmakers this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 51% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Boston and its opponents have hit the over in 80 of its 159 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- In 159 games with a line this season, the Red Sox have a mark of 72-87-0 against the spread.
Quinn Priester (Red Sox probable starter)
- Priester gets the call to start for the Red Sox, his first this season.
- It’s the first appearance this season for the 24-year-old righty, and his first outing in more than a year.
- The Rays have scored 603 total runs this season, making them MLB’s 29th-ranked scoring offense on the season so far. As a team they have a .230 batting average while hitting 147 home runs (28th in the league).
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox are ninth in MLB action with 194 total home runs.
- So far this season, Boston’s .423 slugging percentage is sixth-best in the majors.
- The Red Sox are sixth in MLB with a .252 batting average.
- The offense for Boston is No. 9 in the majors, scoring 4.6 runs per game (748 total runs).
- The Red Sox rank ninth in MLB with an on-base percentage of .319.
