Tampa Bay Rays (50-45, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (51-45, third in the AL East)
Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (8-4, 4.34 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 104 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (9-4, 2.39 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 151 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -192, Rays +159; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep a five-game home win streak alive when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.
Boston has a 30-20 record in home games and a 51-45 record overall. The Red Sox have gone 24-8 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Tampa Bay is 50-45 overall and 22-20 on the road. The Rays have a 36-10 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.
The matchup Saturday is the ninth time these teams match up this season. The Red Sox hold a 6-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 24 doubles, 10 triples, eight home runs and 50 RBIs for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu is 11 for 38 with two doubles, five home runs and 16 RBIs over the last 10 games.
Junior Caminero has 19 doubles and 23 home runs for the Rays. Chandler Simpson is 14 for 36 with two doubles and two RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 9-1, .311 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 40 runs
Rays: 3-7, .266 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins: day-to-day (knee), Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Zack Kelly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (side), Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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