Boston.com · Sep 7, 2021
Preview: Drew Rasmussen scheduled to start for Rays against Boston
Tampa Bay Rays (87-51, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (79-61, third in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (1-1, 3.38 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 63 strikeouts) Red Sox: Eduardo Rodriguez (11-7, 4.88 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 156 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -112, Rays -106; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Boston and Tampa Bay will square off on Tuesday.
The Red Sox are 43-28 in home games in 2020. Boston is slugging .447 as a unit. Kyle Schwarber leads the team with a .569 slugging percentage, including 44 extra-base hits and 29 home runs.
