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The Tampa Bay Rays (86-74) take a three-game losing streak into a road matchup against the Boston Red Sox (76-84) on Tuesday at 7:10 PM ET. The Rays are favored (-116) to break their streak against the underdog Red Sox (-103). Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs and Boston’s Nathan Eovaldi will start this matchup.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Red Sox
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 4, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Stadium: Fenway Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rays | -116 | 7.5 |
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Rays rank 25th in MLB play with 137 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
- The Rays have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.240).
- The Rays’ .308 on-base percentage ranks 20th in baseball.
- The Rays strike out 8.6 times per game, the No. 21 mark in baseball.
- The Rays average 0.8 home runs per game when playing away from home this season (66 total in road outings).
- The Rays are slugging .368 with 2.7 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
- The club averages 8.3 hits per game and is batting .238 on the road this season.
Rays Key Batters
- Yandy Diaz leads Tampa Bay in OBP (.403) this season, fueled by 140 hits.
- Among qualified hitters in baseball, Diaz is 14th in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and 69th in slugging.
- Diaz has picked up at least one hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .429 with a double, two walks and three RBI.
- Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in slugging percentage (.445) and total hits (153) this season.
- Among qualified batters, Arozarena ranks 58th in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage and 51st in slugging percentage.
- Harold Ramirez has collected 121 base hits, an OBP of .345 and a slugging percentage of .408 this season.
- Isaac Paredes has been key for Tampa Bay with 68 hits, an OBP of .307 plus a slugging percentage of .442.
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox have hit 152 homers this season, which ranks 20th in the league.
- The Red Sox have a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks third among MLB teams.
- The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .320.
- The Red Sox rank 16th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
- In 79 games at home this season, they’ve hit 83 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
- They are slugging .441 in 79 home games this season.
- They are averaging 9.3 base hits per game and batting .272 as a team at home this season.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Rafael Devers has collected 163 hits, a team-best for the Red Sox.
- Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Devers’ batting average ranks 15th, his on-base percentage is 23rd, and he is ninth in slugging.
- Devers hopes to build on a two-game hitting streak in this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .400 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.
- Xander Bogaerts paces his team with a .376 OBP, and has a club-leading .450 slugging percentage.
- Including all qualified hitters, Bogaerts’ batting average puts him sixth, his on-base percentage is 10th, and he is 46th in slugging.
- Alex Verdugo is batting .283 with 39 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 41 walks.
- J.D. Martinez is batting .273 with 43 doubles, a triple, 14 home runs and 51 walks.
Rays vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers
| Springs | Eovaldi | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | GS | 19 |
| 9-4 | W-L | 5-3 |
| 2.45 | ERA | 4.05 |
| 132.1 | IP | 104.1 |
| 30 | BB | 18 |
| 141 | SO | 99 |
