Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox 8/26/2022 Picks Predictions

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The Tampa Bay Rays will go against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, MA on Friday, August 26, 2022, at 7:10 PM ET. American League playoff placement is a two-horse race between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays.

Both teams are also trailing the first-place Yankees in the AL East. Prior to Thursday’s last game against the Angels, the Rays hold a 6-1 record during their current homestand.

The Tampa Bay Rays are second in the American League East division with a 69-55 record.

Ryan Yarbrough, a left-hander, will most likely start or open the game on Friday. Yarbrough is coming off a strong performance against the Royals on Sunday in which he pitched 4.1 innings and gave up three hits, two runs, neither of which were earned, and three walks.

Yarbrough regained his stride during the course of his past five appearances after a difficult run in the early part of the season. In that time, he had a 1-2 record and a 2.08 ERA.

The Tampa Bay Rays are 6-0 SU in their previous 6 matches.
The Rays are 6-0 SU in their previous 6 contests against the Red Sox.
The total went UNDER in 4 of the team’s last 6 games on the road.

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Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Predictions 8/26/2022

The Red Sox enter this weekend’s game looking like a team that is already prepared to move on to next year. The Sox recently sent fellow starter Nate Eovaldi to the IL, potentially for the remainder of the season, after losing starter Chris Sale.

Xander Bogaerts, the shortstop, acknowledged playing through injuries and was not in the starting lineup on Wednesday night. His choice to opt-out of his contract will be one of the key things made in the summer.

The Boston Red Sox have a 60-65 record, which puts them in fifth place in the AL East division.

Right-hander Michael Wacha will start against the Rays on Friday night. When fit, the seasoned right-hander was Boston’s most reliable starter this year.

Wacha pitched 12.2 innings and is without a run while allowing just six hits, two walks, and 13 strikeouts. He recently returned from a stay in the IL due to arm fatigue.

The Boston Red Sox are 1-6 SU in their last 7 matches.
The total went UNDER in 7 of Boston’s previous 10 games against Tampa Bay.
The Red Sox are 1-4 SU in their previous 5 games at home.

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox. The MLB pick for this match is the Boston Red Sox. Boston had recent difficulties, but on Friday, the Red Sox will start a seasoned right-hander.

Michael Wacha, the starting pitcher for Boston, had two straight solid outings, allowing no runs on six hits over 12 and 2/3 innings, resulting in 2 victories for Boston over the Yankees and Orioles.

When playing Boston on the road and facing a right-handed starter, Tampa Bay dropped three of the previous five games. The Boston Red Sox will triumph, with a score prediction of 5-2.

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