Red Sox at Rays 5/23/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions
On Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Boston won Sunday 5-0 over the Baltimore Orioles as J.D. Martinez hit a pair of home runs to lead the offensive attack and Eduardo Rodriquez quieted the Orioles bats. Boston has now won four of its last five and was off on Monday.
Mallex Smith leads Tampa Bay with a .303 batting average. C.J. Cron has the lead in hits with 49 and home runs with 11. Denard Span is leading in RBIs with 28. Tampa Bay has a team batting average of .264, while opposing hitters are averaging .239 at the plate against Rays pitching. On Wednesday the Rays will send Chris Archer to the mound. The right-hander on the season is 3-3 with an ERA of 5.01, 57 Ks and 19 BBs.
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Tampa Bay has won just 4 of Archer’s last 15 starts against Boston and just 3 of Archer’s last 10 starts at home against Boston. Boston has won 7 of the last 9 they have played in Tampa Bay. Red Sox offense is too much for Rays tonight. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win and cover the run line 8-3.