Rays at Red Sox 8/10/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Historic Fenway Park will play host to a Monday night AL East Division clash between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox. On Sunday, C Michael Perez delivered a walk-off single to loft Tampa Bay to a 4-3 home victory versus New York. 1B Michael Brosseau and 2B Brandon Lowe hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning to tie things up for the Rays, who have split their first 16 games overall.

Twenty-eight year old southpaw Ryan Yarbrough (0-0 3.78 ERA) will make his fourth start of the season for the Rays. Last time out, Yarbrough gave up eight hits and five runs in five innings during a 5-0 home loss versus Boston.

The Boston Red Sox have major issues with their starting pitching and have lost nine of their first 15 games to start the 2020 campaign. On Sunday, 1B Mitch Moreland came through with a walk-off two-run blast to give Boston a 5-3 home victory versus Toronto. SP Nathan Eovaldi (3 ER) struck out ten batters across six solid frames and did not factor in the decision.

Boston manager Ron Roenicke has yet to name a starting pitcher for this matchup. The Red Sox rank 25th in the majors with a 4.87 team ERA and have logged just one quality start.