Rays enter matchup against the Red Sox on losing streak
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Tampa Bay Rays (78-81, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (80-79, third in the AL East)
Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Taj Bradley (7-11, 4.30 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 147 strikeouts); Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (6-11, 4.21 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 166 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -134, Rays +113; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays, on a three-game losing streak, play the Boston Red Sox.
Boston is 80-79 overall and 37-41 at home. The Red Sox have a 35-20 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Tampa Bay has a 78-81 record overall and a 36-42 record on the road. The Rays have a 23-8 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Friday’s game is the 11th time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 5-5.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 48 doubles, 14 triples and 21 home runs for the Red Sox. Triston Casas is 7-for-30 with a double, four home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.
Yandy Diaz has a .282 batting average to lead the Rays, and has 31 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs. Brandon Lowe is 10-for-40 with three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .213 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Rays: 5-5, .218 batting average, 2.62 ERA, outscored by one run
INJURIES: Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (forearm), Brennan Bernardino: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isaiah Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.