Red Sox and Rays meet with series tied 1-1
Tampa Bay Rays (25-13, first in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (17-22, fourth in the AL East) Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Nick Martinez (3-1, 1. 71 ERA, 1. 02 WHIP, 28 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (1-1, 2.
04 ERA, 0. 74 WHIP, 23 strikeouts) LINE: Red Sox -129, Rays +109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Boston has a 7-11 record at home and a 17-22 record overall.
The Red Sox have an 11-4 record in games when they scored five or more runs. Tampa Bay is 11-9 in road games and 25-13 overall. The Rays have an 8-1 record in games decided by one run.
The teams meet Sunday for the third time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has four doubles, eight home runs and 23 RBIs while hitting . 259 for the Red Sox.