Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 45-58 Boston Red Sox play host to the 51-52 Tampa Bay Rays tonight in MLB action on the grass of Fenway Park, July 31, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10PM ET.
Betting Odds
Moneyline: Rays +108/Red Sox-118
O/U Total: 8.5
Pitching Matchup
Erasmo Ramirez (R) W/L 8-4 WHIP 1.08 ERA 3.74
Eduardo Rodriguez (L) W/L 6-3 WHIP 1.19 ERA 4.26
Tampa Bay had the day off yesterday. They are coming off a 3-3 homestand and are 4-6 in their last 10 games. Boston was an 8-2 winner over the White Sox on Thursday and is 3-4 on their homestand. They are 3-7 in their past 10 games.
The Rays have a 5-4 lead in the season series over their AL East rivals.
Ramirez was a 5-1 loser to Baltimore in his last start. He went 7.1 innings and surrendered all 5 runs. He has 4 Q starts on the season.
Rodriguez was an 11-1 winner over Detroit in his last outing. He pitched 7 innings, allowed 1 run and struck out 6 for his 7th Q start in 11 appearances.
This will be Tampa Bay’s first look at Rodriguez.
No Red Sox hitter has more than 6 ABs against Ramirez. 1B Mike Napoli is 2-4 (.500) while UT Brock Holt is 2-6 (.333) with a HR and 3 RBIs. The 5 other Boston hitters who have faced Ramirez in the past are a combined 2-10 (.200) with no HRs, RBIs or SBs.
Tampa Bay at Boston Betting Trends
The Rays are 2-8 straight up in their last 10 road games overall.
Tampa Bay is 3-6 straight up in their last 9 road games against Boston.
The game total has gone under in 18 of Tampa Bay’s last 25 games on the road in Boston.
Boston is 2-4 straight up in their last 6 home games.
The Red Sox are 6-3 straight up in their last 9 games at home against Tampa Bay.
Injury Report
TAMPA BAY RAYS
Jeff Beliveau P 60-Day Disabled List
Alex Cobb P 60-Day Disabled List
Desmond Jennings 60-Day Disabled List
Burch Smith P 60-Day Disabled List
Drew Smyly P 60-Day Disabled List
BOSTON RED SOX
Mookie Betts OF 7-Day Disabled List
Clay Buchholz P 60-Day Disabled List
Dustin Pedroia 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Anthony Varvaro P 60-Day Disabled List
Christian Vazquez 60-Day Disabled List
Brandon Workman P 60-Day Disabled List
Consensus Betting ATS
Tampa Bay: 48%
Boston: 52%
Free MLB Pick
The Rays have managed to score over three runs in a game on only three occasions in their last ten and two came against Detroit and one against Philadelphia who both rank near the bottom in pitching this season. The Red Sox have started to show signs of breaking out of a scoring slump scoring four or more runs in their last five and are facing a pitcher who has an 18.2 percent Q start ratio in seven road starts.
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