Wilyer Abreu leads the Boston Red Sox (48-48) into a contest with the Tampa Bay Rays (56-40) a game after he homered twice in a 5-3 win over the Rays. The Red Sox are moneyline favorites (-128) against the Rays (+105) in this outing, which begins at 1:35 p.m. ET on Sunday. Boston has Sonny Gray set to start, while Tampa Bay will counter with Shane McClanahan.

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Red Sox vs. Rays betting lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-128)
• Underdog: Rays (+105)
• Over/under: 8

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have gone 29-31 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 48.3% of those games).
• Boston has gone 15-22 (winning 40.5% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -128 or shorter.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Red Sox a 56.1% chance to win.
• Boston has played in 96 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 42 times (42-49-5).
• The Red Sox have covered 47.9% of their games this season, going 46-50-0 ATS.

Red Sox hitting info

• Willson Contreras paces the Red Sox in home runs (21), runs batted in (62) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .285.
• In baseball, Contreras ranks 14th in homers and 15th in RBI.
• Abreu is batting .263 with 20 doubles, three triples, 13 home runs and 40 walks.
• Abreu ranks 74th in home runs among hitters in MLB play and 69th in RBI.
• Abreu has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, three home runs, three walks and five RBIs.
• Ceddanne Rafaela has 24 doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 18 walks while batting .279.
• Rafaela takes a five-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .227 with three doubles, a walk and an RBI.
• Caleb Durbin is hitting .239 with 18 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 22 walks.
• Durbin heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .444 with two walks and an RBI.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has the fourth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.55).
• Red Sox pitchers combine for the No. 7 WHIP in baseball (1.213).
• Red Sox pitchers combine to allow the fifth-fewest home runs in baseball (97 total, one per game).
• In its 5-3 win last time out, Boston struck out eight Rays batters while allowing seven hits.

Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Rays betting info

• The Rays have been underdogs in 34 games this season and won 15 (44.1%) of those contests.
• Tampa Bay has entered 17 games this season as the underdog by +105 or more and is 8-9 in those contests.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 48.8% chance of a victory for the Rays.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 43 of its 96 games with a total this season.
• In 96 games with a spread this season, the Rays are 55-41-0 ATS.

Rays hitting info

• Junior Caminero is batting .281 this season with a team-high 29 home runs.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Caminero’s home run total is third, and his RBI total is 18th.
• Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in batting with a .314 average while slugging 13 homers and driving in 55 runs.
• Diaz currently is 74th in home runs and 34th in RBI in the big leagues.
• Jonathan Aranda leads Tampa Bay in runs batted in (64) this season. He has a .291 batting average and a .461 slugging percentage.
• Chandler Simpson has 92 hits and an OBP of .312 to go with a slugging percentage of .336 this season.

Rays pitching rankings

• The Rays strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
• Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 ERA this year, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Rays have a combined 1.185 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
• With 123 homers allowed, the Rays rank 22nd in the league at preventing long balls.
• Tampa Bay suffered a 5-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out six Red Sox batters while allowing eight hits.