Red Sox vs. Rays Prediction
The Red Sox are coming off back-to-back comebacks against the Yankees over the weekend but have struggled against fellow AL East rival Tampa in previous meetings. Will the Rays cash on Monday night at 7:10 p.m. ET?
Game Snapshot
913 Boston Red Sox (-112) at 914 Tampa Bay Rays (-104); o/u 7.5
7:10 p.m. ET, Monday, July 11, 2022
Tropicana Field, Tampa, FL
Boston Red Sox DFS SPIN
J.D. Martinez walloped his ninth home run of the season as the Red Sox blasted the Yankees on Sunday evening in Boston. Martinez crushed a game-tying 392-foot blast off of Jameson Taillon in the fifth inning that tied the game at 6-6. He also reached on an error and scored a run in the seventh inning, finishing the night 1-for-5. He’s enjoying a nice season at the dish for the Red Sox, slashing .311/.378/.493 with nine homers and 36 RBI on the season.
Tampa Bay Rays DFS SPIN
Randy Arozarena went 2-for-3 with a solo homer on Sunday in the Rays’ lopsided defeat at the hands of the Reds. Arozarena put the Rays on the scoreboard with a solo shot to center field off Reds’ starter Nick Lodolo in the fourth inning. He also doubled in the ensuing frame before being lifted for a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning of the one-sided affair. The 27-year-old outfielder is hitting .255/.308/.425 with 40 runs scored, 10 homers, 40 RBI and 18 stolen bases across 344 plate appearances this season.
Red Sox vs. Rays MLB BETTING PREDICTION
The Red Sox are 1-4 in their last five meetings versus the Rays and are 4-10 in their last 14 games at Tropicana Field. They’re also 2-5 in their last seven games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game and are facing an opponent tonight that is 5-1 in its last six divisional games. The Rays are also 5-2 in their last seven games versus a right-handed starter and are 5-1 in their last six games versus an opponent allowed five runs or more in their previous game.
MLB BETTING PREDICTION: TAMPA BAY RAYS -104