The Tampa Bay Rays (78-81) will look to break a three-game losing streak when they visit the Boston Red Sox (80-79) on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Rays (+115) are not expected to end the streak against the Red Sox (-135). Boston’s Nick Pivetta gets the start against Tampa Bay’s Taj Bradley.
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Red Sox vs. Rays betting lines
- Favorite: Red Sox (-135)
- Underdog: Rays (+115)
- Over/under: 8
Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Red Sox betting info
- The Red Sox have won 52.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (40-36).
- Boston has gone 24-15 (winning 61.5% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -135 or shorter.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 57.4%.
- In the 157 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Boston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 79 times (79-70-8).
- The Red Sox have covered 45.9% of their games this season, going 72-85-0 against the spread.
Red Sox hitting info
- Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a .286 batting average.
- Duran ranks 62nd in homers and 51st in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
- Duran takes a six-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 games he is batting .262 with three doubles, a triple, four walks and three RBI.
- Tyler O’Neill has hit 31 home runs to pace his team.
- O’Neill currently ranks 15th in home runs and 102nd in RBI in the majors.
- Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .245 with 23 doubles, five triples, 15 home runs and 15 walks.
- Masataka Yoshida has 21 doubles, 10 home runs and 27 walks while hitting .283.
Red Sox pitching rankings
- The pitching staff for the Red Sox has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 21st in the majors.
- Boston has a 4.06 team ERA that ranks 16th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Red Sox average MLB’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.259).
- The Red Sox surrender the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (188 total, 1.2 per game).
- Boston its 6-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out six Blue Jays batters while allowing 11 hits.
Rays betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching
Rays betting info
- This season, the Rays have won 39 out of the 87 games, or 44.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
- Tampa Bay has a record of 15-26 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +115 on the moneyline.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.5% chance of a victory for the Rays.
- Tampa Bay and its opponents have hit the over in 67 of its 159 games with a total this season.
- The Rays are 89-69-0 against the spread this season.
Rays hitting info
- Yandy Diaz is batting .282 with 65 RBI, both of which are best among Tampa Bay hitters this season.
- Diaz’s home run total ranks 137th in the big leagues, and he is 85th in RBI.
- Brandon Lowe’s 21 home runs are most among Tampa Bay batters. He’s driven in 58 runs this season while slugging .476.
- Lowe ranks 62nd in homers and 113th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
- Christopher Morel is slugging .346 this season, with a team-high 21 home runs. He’s also collected 58 RBI.
- Jose Caballero has collected 99 hits this season and has an OBP of .283. He’s slugging .349 on the year.
Rays pitching rankings
- The Rays average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-most in the big leagues.
- Tampa Bay pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.82 ERA this year, 10th-best in baseball.
- Rays pitchers have a 1.209 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
- The Rays have allowed the 24th-fewest home runs this season with 195, or 1.2 per game.
- Tampa Bay pitchers struck out 10 Tigers hitters while allowing eight base hits in a 4-3 loss its last time out.
