Red Sox vs Rays Picks and Prediction – 4/14/2025

AL East Division foes will square off on Monday night, when the Boston Red Sox travel to Steinbrenner Field to face the Tampa Bay Rays. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Red Sox (8-9) are a game above .500 on the road and are sitting in third place in the AL East Division standings. On Sunday, SP Garrett Crochet (2-1) fanned 11 batters against his former team to lead Boston to a 3-1 road victory against Chicago. 

Twenty-eight year old righty Tanner Houck (0-1 4.41 ERA) will head to the hill for the Red Sox in this contest. In his last start, Houck (6.2 IP) allowed five hits and one run during a 2-1 home loss versus Toronto. 

The Tampa Bay Rays have won seven of their first 12 home games in their temporary stadium and are scoring more runs with the friendlier dimensions. On Sunday, 3B Junior Caminero homered and drove in three runs to power Tampa Bay to an 8-3 home victory versus Atlanta. DH Yandz Diaz added a solo shot for the Rays (7-8), who went 5-for-12 with runners in scoring position. 

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash will give the nod to twenty-five year old righty Shane Baz (1-0 1.38 ERA) on Monday. Through 13 innings of work, Baz has surrendered just one long ball while posting a solid 1.08 WHIP.

Tampa Bay OF Josh Lowe is currently on the 10-day injured list with an oblique injury and is eligible to return on May 1st. Through 17 games, Boston ranked 9th in OPS and 6th in runs scored. For the regular season, Tampa Bay ranked 4th in OPS and 21st in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 6-4.