PREMIUM
Red Sox/Rays: road warriors (+$10K RUN!)
(MLB) Boston vs. Tampa Bay,
Money Line: -162.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
Money Line: -162.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
Red Sox (Rodriguez, 10-7, 5.12) vs. Rays (McClanahan, 9-4, 3.50)
The Red Sox won in the 9th last night and it was an achievement; not just that they beat the Rays, but that they were able to field a team. Their roster is seriously depleted with positive Covid cases. Rodriguez will start for them. He has been solid lately, although up and down in games, throwing 6 shutout innings in one game, then allowing 5 runs in 3.2 innings the next. He allowed 2 runs over 4 innings against Tampa the last time he faced them. He struggles against the left and is not at his best on the road.
The Rays’ fine young rookie, McClanahan, is a real road warrior. He is also 6-1, with an ERA of 2.90 in his last seven starts, and has given up only 5 runs in 16+ innings.
The Rays are a very different team. They are the archetypal “no star” winners and they are superbly run. They get a lot of mileage out of their excellent bullpen usually, although it has not been quite as faultless of late. Boston’s pen is also very good. The Red Sox are a good road team, and decent against lefties, but they are going to be missing some key pieces for a few days.
The Rays are 9-1, and deadly against left-handers. They have an excellent home record and are formidable as a favorite. At this point, I doubt they are going to lose 2 straight. Take Tampa to win outright.
The Red Sox won in the 9th last night and it was an achievement; not just that they beat the Rays, but that they were able to field a team. Their roster is seriously depleted with positive Covid cases. Rodriguez will start for them. He has been solid lately, although up and down in games, throwing 6 shutout innings in one game, then allowing 5 runs in 3.2 innings the next. He allowed 2 runs over 4 innings against Tampa the last time he faced them. He struggles against the left and is not at his best on the road.
The Rays’ fine young rookie, McClanahan, is a real road warrior. He is also 6-1, with an ERA of 2.90 in his last seven starts, and has given up only 5 runs in 16+ innings.
The Rays are a very different team. They are the archetypal “no star” winners and they are superbly run. They get a lot of mileage out of their excellent bullpen usually, although it has not been quite as faultless of late. Boston’s pen is also very good. The Red Sox are a good road team, and decent against lefties, but they are going to be missing some key pieces for a few days.
The Rays are 9-1, and deadly against left-handers. They have an excellent home record and are formidable as a favorite. At this point, I doubt they are going to lose 2 straight. Take Tampa to win outright.
