The Tampa Bay Rays (96-62) and Boston Red Sox (76-81) close out a 2-game set at Fenway Park Wednesday. First pitch is at 6:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Rays lead 10-2
The Rays held on for a 9-7 victory over the Red Sox Tuesday. They stormed out to a 7-0 lead in the first 3 innings before Boston chipped away to make it 7-6. Tampa added 2 insurance runs in the 8th inning. The Rays have traded wins and losses over their last 8 games and sit 2 1/2 games out in the AL East with 4 to go. They have clinched the top AL Wild Card spot.
The Red Sox put up a fight, but they dug too deep of a hole early — very reminiscent of their season. Boston has been eliminated from the postseason and has lost 3 in a row and 5 of 6. The Sox are 9-21 over the last 30 games.