Rays visit the Red Sox to begin 4-game series
Tampa Bay Rays (24-12, second in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (16-21, fifth in the AL East) Boston; Thursday, 7:10 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Griffin Jax (1-2, 5. 14 ERA, 1. 50 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Red Sox: Jake Bennett (1-0, 1.
80 ERA, 1. 40 WHIP, three strikeouts) LINE: Red Sox -120, Rays +101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday to begin a four-game series. Boston has a 16-21 record overall and a 6-10 record in home games.
The Red Sox are 10-5 in games when they did not allow a home run. Tampa Bay is 10-8 in road games and 24-12 overall. Rays hitters are batting a collective .
254, the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play. The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has a .