The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays finish off their series with Nick Pivetta going for Boston and Jeffery Springs taking the ball for Tampa Bay. Pivetta is 9-10 this season with a 4.37 ERA while Springs has posted a 7-4 record to go with a 2.62 ERA. In Pivetta's last five starts, he has gone 1-2 with a 3.71 ERA. Against the Rays this season, he is 0-2 in two starts with a 10.13 ERA. The Rays have gone 12-3 over their last 15 games and are right in the middle of the playoff race and find themselves just 5 games back of the division-leading Yankees. In Springs's last five starts, he has posted a 3-1 record and a 2.96 ERA. Against Boston however, he is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA in three appearances. If he struggles in this one, the Rays have one of the three best bullpens in the American League while Boston has one of the league's worst bullpens. The Rays are 11-4 against Boston this season and with all the injuries piling up for Boston and nothing to play for, where will the motivation come from?

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