The Boston Red Sox (9-10) match up against the Tampa Bay Rays (8-9) a game after Alex Bregman had a five-hit outing in a 7-4 win over the Rays. The Rays are favored (-149) in this matchup with the Red Sox (+125), which begins at 7:05 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Zack Littell starts for Tampa Bay while Boston will counter with Sean Newcomb.

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Rays vs. Red Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Rays (-149)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+125)
• Over/under: 9.5

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have won 53.8% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (7-6).
• When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -149 or shorter, Tampa Bay has a 4-2 record (winning 66.7% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Rays a 59.8% chance to win.
• In the 17 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Tampa Bay, it has combined with opponents to go over the total eight times (8-8-1).
• The Rays have collected a 6-11-0 record ATS this season (covering only 35.3% of the time).

Rays hitting info

• Jonathan Aranda paces the Rays with 11 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .413.
• Among hitters in baseball, Aranda ranks 49th in home runs and 32nd in RBI.
• Aranda has hit safely in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .500 with a double, two home runs, three walks and seven RBI.
• Kameron Misner is batting .395 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and three walks.
• Misner ranks 49th in home runs among hitters in MLB action and 48th in RBI.
• Misner has safely hit in four straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .412 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
• Junior Caminero has launched a team-best four home runs.
• Yandy Diaz is batting .225 with three doubles, three home runs and three walks.
• Diaz brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .364 with a double, two home runs, a walk and four RBI.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays pitching staff ranks third in MLB with a collective 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Tampa Bay has a 3.60 team ERA that ranks eighth among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Rays pitchers combine for the No. 6 WHIP in MLB (1.138).
• The Rays surrender the most home runs in baseball (28 total, 1.6 per game).
• Tampa Bay lost to the Red Sox 7-4 in its last game with 11 strikeouts while allowing 12 hits.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have been underdogs in six games this season and won two (33.3%) of those contests.
• Boston has played as an underdog of +125 or more once this season and lost that game.
• The Red Sox have a 44.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in seven of 19 chances this season.
• The Red Sox are 8-11-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Wilyer Abreu has been key for Boston with 18 hits, an OBP of .437 plus a slugging percentage of .534.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Abreu ranks 49th in homers and 20th in RBI.
• Kristian Campbell is batting .302 with an OBP of .392 and a slugging percentage of .508 this season.
• Campbell currently ranks 49th in homers and 139th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Jarren Duran is slashing .234/.302/.338 this season for the Red Sox.
• Duran has safely hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .250 with a home run, four walks and three RBI.
• Trevor Story is batting .311 with an OBP of .329 and a slugging percentage of .459 this season.
• Story has safely hit in six straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .357 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
• Boston pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.39 ERA this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
• The Red Sox rank 23rd in MLB with a combined 1.356 WHIP this season.
• The Red Sox have given up the seventh-fewest long balls so far this season with only 16 home runs allowed.
• Last time out, Boston defeated the Rays, 7-4, with 10 strikeouts and seven hits allowed.