Red Sox vs Rays Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some sizzling MLB action as the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays clash once again at the vibrant Tropicana Field tonight at 06:50 PM EST! With both teams neck-and-neck in the American League standings, the Rays slightly trailing behind the Sox, this game is set to be a nail-biter. Fresh off their recent face-off where Tampa Bay toasted Boston with an 8-3 victory, the stakes are sky-high with the betting lines buzzing and fans on the edge of their seats. The atmosphere is ripe for revenge under the partly cloudy skies of St. Pete, with a gentle breeze that might just carry some home runs. So, as the Sox and Rays gear up to pitch their rivalry further, let’s see which team will ‘steal the base’ in tonight’s showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: September 18, 2024 06:50PM EST

Location: Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the WSW at 4.9 mph. Temperature is at 89.1° with 72% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	TB ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+100	-120	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-107	-113	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-207	+7	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

157W-161L

51.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

192W-125L

48.3% 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
09/17/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Over	+3.5
09/17/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	8	Over	+3.5
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 3.289 | IP 169.7 | 8.0W-10.0L | KO 150.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-04-24	@NYM	3-8L	5.0	5	4	7	Over
08-30-24	@DET	7-5W	6.0	3	0	6	Over
08-25-24	vsARI	7-5L	6.0	7	6	2	Over
08-19-24	@HOU	4-5L	6.0	8	3	8	Over
08-14-24	vsTEX	9-7L	6.7	6	2	3	Over
08-09-24	vsHOU	8-4L	6.0	4	1	1	Over
08-03-24	@TEX	4-7L	5.0	8	6	7	Over
07-28-24	vsNYY	8-2L	6.0	5	4	2	Over
07-22-24	@COL	8-9L	6.0	10	4	2	Over
07-11-24	vsOAK	0-7W	6.0	2	0	6	Under

Ryan Pepiot

ERA 3.963 | IP 109.0 | 7.0W-6.0L | KO 115.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
09-12-24	@CLE	5-2W	2.0	4	2	1	Under
09-07-24	@BAL	7-1W	5.3	6	1	4	Over
09-01-24	vsSD	4-3L	3.0	4	3	4	Under
08-26-24	@SEA	1-5L	6.0	7	5	6	Under
08-21-24	@OAK	4-2W	6.0	3	2	5	Under
08-16-24	vsARI	4-5W	5.3	5	2	5	Over
07-09-24	vsNYY	3-5W	5.7	4	1	7	Over
07-03-24	@KC	2-4L	4.0	4	2	0	Under
06-26-24	vsSEA	5-2L	5.3	1	1	8	Under
06-21-24	@PIT	10-3W	3.3	3	2	3	Over

Red Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	vs TB	3-8L	3	2	Over
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

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
09/19	@ BOS	8-3W	12	4	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Boston Red Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jarren Duran	7.8	10.1	0.283	0.499	0.372	0.871	0.353	0.034
#2 Rafael Devers	8.5	11.3	0.275	0.518	0.408	0.925	0.369	0.053
#3 Tyler O’Neill	8.1	10.8	0.251	0.539	0.396	0.935	0.373	0.080
#4 Masataka Yoshida	7.2	9.4	0.292	0.438	0.401	0.840	0.342	0.029
#5 Connor Wong	6.5	8.3	0.285	0.439	0.367	0.806	0.331	0.031
#6 Wilyer Abreu	6.3	8.3	0.262	0.481	0.367	0.848	0.344	0.041
#7 Triston Casas	6.8	9.0	0.243	0.434	0.376	0.809	0.327	0.052
#8 Trevor Story	5.9	7.5	0.238	0.333	0.317	0.651	0.271	0.016
#9 Tyler Heineman	3.3	5.0	0.000	0.000	0.500	0.500	0.240	0.000
#9 Ceddanne Rafaela	5.0	6.4	0.248	0.396	0.289	0.686	0.286	0.029

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.0	10.2	0.285	0.421	0.376	0.797	0.325	0.026
#2 Brandon Lowe	7.8	10.3	0.243	0.475	0.355	0.830	0.337	0.053
#3 Junior Caminero	8.2	10.5	0.256	0.424	0.352	0.776	0.317	0.032
#4 Jonathan Aranda	5.9	7.8	0.242	0.407	0.352	0.758	0.310	0.033
#5 Christopher Morel	6.7	8.8	0.196	0.343	0.333	0.677	0.278	0.038
#6 Josh Lowe	7.0	8.9	0.244	0.406	0.333	0.740	0.304	0.032
#7 Jose Caballero	5.9	7.6	0.227	0.354	0.311	0.665	0.277	0.022
#8 Ben Rortvedt	4.7	6.2	0.230	0.311	0.359	0.670	0.276	0.011
#9 Jose Siri	5.0	6.6	0.191	0.372	0.291	0.662	0.275	0.045

Red Sox Notable Injuries

David Hamilton OUT (2B/SS): Avg: 0.242 SLG:0.391 Last game: 08/30/24. Impact: 2.5
Rob Refsnyder OUT (OF): Avg: 0.287 SLG:0.478 Last game: 09/14/24. Impact: 2.4
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