Rays vs. Red Sox Pick
Can the Boston Red Sox continue to win with their star pitcher on the mound when they host the Tampa Bay Rays tonight at 7:10PM ET?
The Rays have Matt Andriese on the mound to face Rick Porcello of the Red Sox. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Boston is the favorite at home tonight. The Red Sox are getting odds of -190 to win, while the Rays are getting a money line of +175 to prevail. The over/under total for the contest is listed at 9 runs.
Boston is 72-58 overall, 39-29 at home and 64-60-4 with the over. Tampa Bay is 55-74 overall, 23-37 on the road and 61-61-7 with the over/under total. The Red Sox have won five of the last seven in this series, but the Rays have won their last two meetings with the Sox. These two have hit the under in five of their last six meetings.
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Boston is struggling right now, having lost four of their last five games, including two losses to Tampa. The Rays are playing .500 ball over their last 10 games, which is good by their standards. Boston should be able to get back on track today, however, as they have Porcello on the mound. He is 17-3 on the season and Boston is 19-7 when he has started. Andriese has been struggling as of late, putting up a 7.71 ERA in his last three starts. The Red Sox should be able to hit him and give Porcello the run support he needs.
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