Red Sox play the Rays on home winning streak
Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (7-5, 2.82 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -113, Red Sox -107; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Tampa Bay Rays.
Boston is 29-20 at home and 50-45 overall. The Red Sox have a 37-12 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Tampa Bay has a 22-19 record on the road and a 50-44 record overall. The Rays are 22-7 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Friday's game is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Red Sox are up 5-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 24 doubles, 10 triples and eight home runs while hitting .260 for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu is 11 for 39 with two doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.
Junior Caminero leads the Rays with 23 home runs while slugging .509. Brandon Lowe is 10 for 32 with four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 9-1, .323 batting average, 3.00 ERA, outscored opponents by 46 runs
Rays: 3-7, .268 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: 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), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), 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: Richie Palacios: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Lowe: day-to-day (side), 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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