Red Sox vs Rays Game Breakdown

Get ready to dive into the heart of the American League as the Boston Red Sox square off against the Tampa Bay Rays tonight at Tropicana Field! It’s a mid-table clash that promises sparks, with both teams looking to claw their way up from the middle of the pack. The Sox and Rays are stepping onto the diamond under a partly cloudy sky, with first pitch slated for a breezy 06:50PM EST showdown. With the betting lines neck and neck, and both teams licking their wounds from recent defeats, tonight’s game is anyone’s guess. Will the Red Sox paint the town red, or will the Rays shine through the cloud cover? Let’s find out if it’s going to be a ‘batter up’ bonanza or a ‘strikeout’ showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 17, 2024 06:50PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the S at 2.2 mph. Temperature is at 86.2° with 75% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-112	-108	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-131	+109	7.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	-19	+217	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

157W-160L

56.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

191W-125L

43.3% 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
05/20/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	5	Under	-2.5
05/20/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	0	Under	-2.5
05/21/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	5	Under	-0.5
05/21/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-0.5
05/22/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	8	Over	+5.5
05/22/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	5	Over	+5.5
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

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-11-24	vsBAL	3-5W	6.0	4	1	9	Over
09-06-24	vsCWS	1-3W	6.0	5	1	6	Under
08-31-24	@DET	1-2L	6.0	6	2	6	Under
08-26-24	vsTOR	4-1L	6.0	4	1	10	Under
08-20-24	@HOU	6-5W	5.0	6	5	2	Over
08-15-24	@BAL	1-5L	5.0	3	3	6	Under
08-04-24	@TEX	7-2W	4.7	2	2	5	Over
07-29-24	vsSEA	7-14W	6.7	6	3	10	Over
07-24-24	@COL	7-20L	2.7	10	8	6	Over
07-19-24	@LAD	1-4L	6.0	2	0	8	Under

Shane Baz

ERA 3.282 | IP 60.3 | 2.0W-3.0L | KO 50.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-11-24	@PHI	2-3L	5.3	3	2	4	Under
09-06-24	@BAL	0-2L	6.0	2	2	5	Under
08-31-24	vsSD	4-11W	5.0	2	2	5	Over
08-20-24	@OAK	1-0W	7.7	3	0	4	Under
08-13-24	vsHOU	3-2L	7.0	7	3	6	Under
08-08-24	@STL	6-4W	4.3	6	4	2	Over
08-02-24	@HOU	2-3L	5.3	6	2	5	Under
07-26-24	vsCIN	3-2L	6.0	2	2	7	Under
07-21-24	@NYY	6-4W	3.3	4	0	1	Over
07-11-24	vsNYY	4-5W	4.3	6	3	5	Over

Red Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/17	vs NYY	2-5L	8	1	Under
09/16	vs NYY	7-1W	9	0	Over
09/15	vs NYY	4-5L	9	2	Over
09/14	vs NYY	1-2L	4	1	Under
09/13	@ BAL	5-3W	8	1	Over
09/12	@ BAL	3-5L	7	0	Over
09/11	@ BAL	12-3W	15	4	Over
09/10	@ CWS	2-7L	8	2	Over
09/09	@ CWS	7-5W	10	2	Over
09/08	@ CWS	3-1W	5	1	Under
09/06	vs NYM	3-8L	9	0	Over
09/05	vs NYM	2-7L	6	0	Over
09/04	vs NYM	1-4L	6	0	Under
09/03	vs DET	1-4L	6	0	Under
09/02	vs DET	1-2L	4	1	Under

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/17	vs CLE	0-2L	4	0	Under
09/16	vs CLE	1-6L	6	0	Under
09/15	vs CLE	3-1W	8	2	Under
09/14	vs CLE	5-2W	10	1	Under
09/13	vs PHI	2-3L	5	1	Under
09/12	vs PHI	4-9L	13	0	Over
09/11	vs PHI	1-2L	8	1	Under
09/10	vs BAL	2-0W	8	1	Under
09/09	vs BAL	7-1W	12	2	Over
09/08	vs BAL	0-2L	3	0	Under
09/07	@ MIN	3-4L	8	0	Under
09/06	@ MIN	9-4W	9	1	Over
09/05	@ MIN	2-1W	6	0	Under
09/04	@ MIN	4-5L	10	1	Over
09/03	@ SD	3-4L	4	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Boston Red Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jarren Duran	8.8	11.3	0.285	0.502	0.374	0.877	0.356	0.034
#2 Rafael Devers	9.0	12.0	0.277	0.522	0.411	0.933	0.372	0.053
#3 Tyler O’Neill	7.5	10.0	0.254	0.545	0.401	0.945	0.376	0.081
#4 Masataka Yoshida	7.4	9.6	0.296	0.443	0.406	0.849	0.345	0.029
#5 Luis Garcia	9.3	9.3	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#5 Connor Wong	5.8	7.5	0.288	0.443	0.370	0.814	0.333	0.031
#6 Wilyer Abreu	6.6	8.7	0.261	0.481	0.364	0.844	0.343	0.042
#7 Triston Casas	6.5	8.5	0.240	0.415	0.374	0.789	0.319	0.047
#8 Trevor Story	5.8	7.3	0.250	0.350	0.333	0.683	0.284	0.017
#9 Ceddanne Rafaela	4.7	6.1	0.250	0.399	0.291	0.690	0.287	0.029

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.0	10.2	0.285	0.420	0.375	0.795	0.325	0.026
#2 Brandon Lowe	7.8	10.3	0.244	0.470	0.357	0.827	0.336	0.051
#3 Junior Caminero	8.7	11.2	0.248	0.388	0.347	0.736	0.302	0.025
#4 Jonathan Aranda	6.3	8.4	0.227	0.398	0.330	0.727	0.299	0.034
#5 Dylan Carlson	6.1	8.1	0.196	0.269	0.315	0.584	0.246	0.014
#6 Josh Lowe	7.3	9.3	0.241	0.395	0.331	0.727	0.299	0.029
#7 Jose Caballero	6.7	8.6	0.229	0.357	0.314	0.671	0.279	0.022
#8 Ben Rortvedt	4.4	5.8	0.230	0.311	0.359	0.670	0.276	0.011
#9 Jonny DeLuca	5.1	6.6	0.210	0.333	0.294	0.628	0.261	0.019

Red Sox Notable Injuries

David Hamilton OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.242 SLG:0.391 Last game: 08/30/24. Impact: 2.5
Brennan Bernardino OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/12/24. Impact: 0.6
Lucas Sims OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/27/24. Impact: 0.2

Rays Notable Injuries

Jeffrey Springs OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 09/05/24. Impact: 7.6
Pete Fairbanks OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 1.0