Rays vs. Red Sox Betting Preview - August 19

You can bet Sunday's Rays vs. Red Sox game online with Boston at -220 and Tampa Bay at +190.   The total is 9.

Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCHUP: Rays RH Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.63 ERA) vs. Red Sox RH Hector Velazquez (7-0, 2.77)

Castillo has not allowed a run over 5 2/3 innings in his last four contests and has registered 37 strikeouts in 34 2/3 frames overall.

Velazquez tossed a perfect inning at Philadelphia in his last appearance on Wednesday.

Hot Trends

Boston has won five of the last six meetings between these two teams.

Our Record So Far

Current 2018 MLB Record: 39-31 (55.7%)

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