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The Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox series kicks off on Thursday and goes through Sunday. The Rays come in with a 50-43 record while Boston is also above the .500 mark at 48-45. ProBookies has your betting for this series.
Power Rankings
Tampa Bay Rays
"Junior Caminero is having quite the season. With 21 home runs, he has a chance to become only the third player in his age-21 season to hit 40 home runs, matching Eddie Mathews (47 in 1953) and Ronald Acuña Jr. (41 in 2019). He's also chasing a more dubious record: Jim Rice's single-season record of 36 double plays grounded into (Caminero is already at 22). Caminero's strikeout-to-walk ratio improved in June, which bodes well for him continuing to mash in the second half. After a 26-6 ratio in April and 17-3 in May, it was 18-11 in June. Remember, this is his first full season in the majors."
Boston Red Sox
"A six-game losing streak dropped the Red Sox under .500, and though the offense rebounded with 15-1 and 13-6 wins over the Blue Jays and Reds, Boston will need to decide what to do with Walker Buehler in the rotation. His ERA is now 6.45 after giving up 32 runs in 26 innings over his past six starts, including pitching fewer than five innings in four of the past five. Kyle Harrison, the key return in the Rafael Devers trade, could be an option; although, in his first Triple-A start for the Red Sox, he gave up eight hits and four runs in four innings. "
Power Rankings courtesy of ESPN
Betting Trends
- Boston is 5-2 in the last seven games of this series.
- The Red Sox is 3-1 in the last four games of this series played in Boston.
- Tampa Bay has won just three in their last ten overall.
- Boston has won five straight and eight of their last ten games overall.
- Tampa Bay Rays career statistics vs. Walker Buehler have just four RBIs in 43 at bats with two homers
- SATURDAY: Boston Red Sox career statistics vs. Shane Baz are just 7 for 50 with ZERO RBIs and ZERO home runs.
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