Boston.com · Aug 31, 2021
Preview: Rays and Red Sox to resume series Tuesday
Boston Red Sox (75-58, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (83-48, first in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: TBD Rays: Ryan Yarbrough (7-4, 4.43 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 101 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -135, Red Sox +115; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Rafael Devers and the Red Sox will take on the Rays Tuesday.
The Rays are 42-23 on their home turf. Tampa Bay has slugged .421 this season. Nelson Cruz leads the club with a .506 slugging percentage, including 44 extra-base hits and 26 home runs.
