Best Bet - Tampa Bay Rays -156
(MLB) Boston vs. Tampa Bay,
Money Line: -156.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Win
We saw Tampa Bay pick up a 10-5 win in the opening game on Monday night. After the return of Chris Sale for Boston Tuesday, the Rays counter with their ace in this contest. Shane McClanahan is one of the leading candidates to start in the All-Star Game next week and his numbers show you why. He's 9-3 with a 1.73 ERA, a 0.815 WHIP, 19 walks and 141 strikeouts over 104.1 innings of work. Boston is countering with a rookie in Josh Winckowski, who has struggled after a decent start to his major league career. He is 1-2 with a 4.96 ERA, a 1.53 WHIP, seven walks and 12 strikeouts over 16.1 innings of work in his last three starts. McClanahan is 2-1 with a 2.74 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, five walks and 25 punchouts over 23 innings in four career starts against the Red Sox. He's dominating at the Trop, going 7-2 with a 1.88 ERA, a 0.87 WHIP, 11 walks and 91 strikeouts over 67 innings at home this season. Tampa Bay takes care of business and gets a big victory here heading toward the weekend.