Tampa Bay Rays (83-48) vs Boston Red Sox (75-58)
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at 7:10 pm
This is a play on the BOSTON RED SOX for our A.L. Game of the Week. Tampa Bay has won eight straight games to take a seven-game lead in the American League East over the Yankees. Tampa Bay is 2-8 against the money line as a home favorite of -125 to -175 over the last three seasons with Ryan Yarbrough on the mound. Boston has lost two straight games but remains two games ahead of Oakland for the final Wild Card spot in the American League. Boston is 43-30 against the money line after having lost two of their last three games over the last two seasons. Here, we play on road teams with an on base percentage of .350 or better over their last 20 games, starting a pitcher who is working on seven or more days of rest. This situation is 48-20 (70.6 percent) over the last five seasons. 10* (917) Boston Red Sox