A pair of squads in the AL East — the Boston Red Sox (80-79) and the Tampa Bay Rays (78-81) — meet on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, at Fenway Park.
The Rays are an underdog (+114 moneyline odds to win) when they take on the Red Sox (-135). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Boston Red Sox looking to Nick Pivetta (6-11), and Taj Bradley (7-11) taking the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Red Sox’s matchup Wednesday versus the Blue Jays resulted in a 6-1 loss. Jarren Duran went 2-for-4 with a double in the defeat, while Richard Fitts threw five innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out two en route to taking the loss.