Rays face the Red Sox with 1-0 series lead
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Boston Red Sox (47-40, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (46-40, third in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Chris Sale (0-0); Rays: Corey Kluber (4-5, 3.62 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 72 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -120, Rays +101; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Boston Red Sox.
Tampa Bay has gone 26-17 in home games and 46-40 overall. The Rays are 37-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.
Boston has a 47-40 record overall and a 24-20 record on the road. Red Sox hitters have a collective .416 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the AL.
Tuesday’s game is the eighth time these teams match up this season. The Rays are ahead 5-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has a .307 batting average to rank 12th on the Rays, and has 18 doubles and three home runs. Harold Ramirez is 16-for-37 with a home run and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
J.D. Martinez has 29 doubles, nine home runs and 38 RBI for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 8-for-39 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 6-4, .287 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .256 batting average, 5.24 ERA, outscored by 13 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Josh Fleming: day-to-day (oblique), Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (leg), Kevin Kiermaier: 10-Day IL (hip), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (wrist), Brandon Lowe: 60-Day IL (back), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Manuel Margot: 60-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Zunino: 10-Day IL (shoulder), JT Chargois: 60-Day IL (oblique), Luis Patino: 60-Day IL (oblique), Brendan McKay: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Pete Fairbanks: 60-Day IL (lat), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Kevin Plawecki: 10-Day IL (covid), Christian Arroyo: 10-Day IL (left groin), Connor Seabold: 15-Day IL (forearm), Rafael Devers: day-to-day (back), Michael Wacha: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Danish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rich Hill: 15-Day IL (knee), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (back), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (hip), Kike Hernandez: 10-Day IL (hip), Matt Barnes: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.