Red Sox vs Rays Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some MLB action as the Boston Red Sox, fresh off a smashing victory, roll into Tropicana Field to face the Tampa Bay Rays, who are itching to bounce back from a recent stumble. It’s a showdown at the Trop tonight at 06:50 PM EST, where the standings are as tight as a well-oiled mitt. With both teams looking to claw their way up the American League ladder, and the betting lines drawing a razor-thin margin, this game is set to sizzle. The weather gods are playing ball too, serving up a partly cloudy sky with a breezy pitch of its own. So, as the Rays try to shine and the Sox aim to sock it out of the park, expect nothing less than a clash that’s as gripping as a ninth-inning full count!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 20, 2024 06:50PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the NE at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 62.6° with 45% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-107	-113	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-109	-111	7.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-2	+2	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

130W-136L

52.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

169W-99L

47.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/13/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+0.5
05/13/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Over	+0.5
05/14/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+1.5
05/14/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	5	Over	+1.5
05/15/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-0.5
05/15/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Under	-0.5
05/16/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Over	+4.5
05/16/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	5	Over	+4.5
04/10/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	0	Under	-6.5
04/10/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	1	Under	-6.5
04/11/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Over	+1.5
04/11/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	7	Over	+1.5
04/12/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	7	Over	+8.5
04/12/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	9	Over	+8.5
04/13/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Over	+4.5
04/13/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	9	Over	+4.5
06/05/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-2.5
06/05/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	1	Under	-2.5
06/03/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+5.5
06/03/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	8	Over	+5.5
06/03/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-1.5
06/03/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Under	-1.5
06/04/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Over	+0.5
06/04/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Over	+0.5
09/04/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	7	Over	+2.5
09/04/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Over	+2.5
09/05/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	6	Over	+6.5
09/05/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	8	Over	+6.5
09/06/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	1	Under	-3.5
09/06/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	3	Under	-3.5
09/26/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	9	Over	+8.5
09/26/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	7	Over	+8.5
09/27/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Under	-2.5
09/27/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	0	Under	-2.5

Red Sox Vs Over/Under

Rays Vs Over/Under

Tanner Houck

ERA 2.328 | IP 58.0 | 3.0W-5.0L | KO 57.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-15-24	vsTB	4-3L	5.7	5	3	7	Push
05-10-24	vsWAS	5-1L	7.0	6	3	4	Under
05-03-24	@MIN	2-5L	6.0	6	4	5	Push
04-28-24	vsCHC	4-5W	6.7	4	1	9	Over
04-23-24	@CLE	1-4L	6.0	5	2	4	Under
04-17-24	vsCLE	0-2W	9.0	3	0	9	Under
04-12-24	vsLAA	7-0L	5.7	12	7	2	Push
04-07-24	@LAA	12-2W	6.0	4	0	7	Over
04-01-24	@OAK	9-0W	6.0	3	0	10	Over
10-01-23	@BAL	6-1W	6.0	1	0	6	Push

Taj Bradley

ERA 2.455 | IP 11.0 | 1.0W-1.0L | KO 13.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-15-24	@BOS	4-3W	5.0	4	2	6	Push
05-10-24	vsNYY	2-0L	6.0	4	1	7	Under
10-01-23	@TOR	12-8W	1.0	2	1	0	Over
09-29-23	@TOR	4-11L	1.0	2	1	1	Over
09-24-23	vsTOR	9-5L	7.0	7	6	4	Over
09-19-23	vsLAA	2-6W	5.0	3	1	6	Over
09-13-23	@MIN	5-4W	4.7	4	4	7	Over
09-08-23	vsSEA	4-7W	6.3	6	4	5	Over
09-03-23	@CLE	6-2W	5.0	3	2	7	Over
07-29-23	@HOU	4-17L	3.3	3	5	4	Over

Red Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/21	vs STL	11-3W	14	3	Over
05/20	vs STL	2-7L	6	1	Over
05/19	vs STL	6-10L	12	1	Over
05/18	@ TB	5-6L	9	2	Over
05/17	@ TB	3-4L	8	2	Push
05/16	@ TB	5-4W	7	1	Over
05/15	@ TB	3-5L	8	1	Over
05/14	@ WAS	3-2W	7	0	Under
05/13	@ WAS	4-2W	6	1	Under
05/12	@ WAS	1-5L	9	0	Under
05/10	vs ATL	0-5L	7	0	Under
05/09	vs ATL	2-4L	8	0	Under
05/07	vs MIN	9-2W	11	2	Over
05/06	vs MIN	1-3L	8	0	Under
05/05	vs MIN	2-5L	4	0	Push

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/21	vs TOR	2-5L	4	1	Push
05/20	vs TOR	5-4W	12	1	Over
05/19	vs TOR	4-3W	8	1	Push
05/18	vs BOS	6-5W	8	1	Over
05/17	vs BOS	4-3W	7	0	Push
05/16	vs BOS	4-5L	8	2	Over
05/15	vs BOS	5-3W	10	0	Over
05/14	@ NYY	6-10L	8	2	Over
05/13	@ NYY	7-2W	8	2	Over
05/12	@ NYY	0-2L	6	0	Under
05/10	@ CWS	1-4L	4	0	Under
05/09	@ CWS	5-1W	8	2	Under
05/08	@ CWS	8-2W	13	1	Over
05/07	@ NYM	7-6W	9	1	Over
05/06	@ NYM	3-1W	7	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Boston Red Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jarren Duran	7.2	9.2	0.271	0.443	38.0%	82.3%	1.0%
#2 Wilyer Abreu	7.8	10.2	0.27	0.468	40.5%	87.3%	3.2%
#3 Tyler O’Neill	8.5	11.3	0.263	0.556	44.4%	100.0%	8.3%
#4 Rafael Devers	8.5	11.3	0.285	0.555	44.5%	100.0%	6.6%
#5 Dominic Smith	5.7	7.7	0.184	0.245	24.5%	49.0%	0.0%
#6 Garrett Cooper	7.1	9.2	0.247	0.377	35.1%	72.7%	1.3%
#7 Reese McGuire	5.2	6.8	0.243	0.338	36.5%	70.3%	2.7%
#8 Vaughn Grissom	6.3	8.0	0.135	0.154	15.4%	30.8%	0.0%
#9 Ceddanne Rafaela	5.3	7.0	0.192	0.346	23.7%	58.3%	2.6%

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	6.7	8.7	0.259	0.354	36.5%	72.0%	1.6%
#2 Josh Lowe	7.6	9.8	0.238	0.476	33.3%	81.0%	4.8%
#3 Randy Arozarena	7.6	10.1	0.158	0.322	28.2%	60.5%	4.5%
#4 Jonathan Aranda	5.7	7.3	0.211	0.211	31.6%	52.6%	0.0%
#5 Isaac Paredes	6.4	8.3	0.309	0.519	46.3%	98.1%	5.6%
#6 Richie Palacios	5.6	7.3	0.265	0.393	42.7%	82.1%	3.4%
#7 Jonny DeLuca	4.9	6.5	0.279	0.512	46.5%	97.7%	4.7%
#8 Ben Rortvedt	4.4	5.7	0.287	0.338	48.8%	82.5%	0.0%
#9 Jose Caballero	5.5	7.0	0.255	0.366	34.5%	71.0%	1.4%