The Boston Red Sox (75-76) tussle with the Tampa Bay Rays (74-77) in the middle contest of a 3-game AL East series in Tampa. The 1st pitch at Tropicana Field will be at 6:50 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s MLB odds around the Red Sox vs. Rays odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 4-4
Boston dropped Tuesday’s series opener and is just 1-4 since Thursday. At times, the Red Sox have looked like they could be an AL Wild Card team, but they have not helped their cause by going 5-11 since Aug. 31.
Prior to Tuesday’s opener, the Rays had gone 4-7 with a .632 OPS over their previous 11 games. Tampa Bay banged out 7 extra-base hits in its 8-run Tuesday outburst.