Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox 6/4/23 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Historic Fenway Park will play host to a Sunday afternoon MLB clash between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox. The Rays (41-19) have smashed a major league leading 103 home runs and hold a 3.5 game lead over Baltimore for first place in the AL East Division. In the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader, OF Harold Ramirez delivered a two-run double in the ninth inning to lift Tampa Bay to a 4-2 road victory.

Rookie right-hander Taj Bradley (3-2 3.60 ERA) will make his seventh career major league start for the Rays. Through 30 innings of work, Bradley has allowed four home runs and struck out 42 batters while posting a sparkling 1.07 WHIP.

The Boston Red Sox are three games above .500 at home and trying to climb out of the basement in the competitive AL East Division standings. In the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, Boston erupted for six runs in the sixth inning to earn an 8-5 home victory versus Tampa Bay. Alex Verdugo and Justin Turner combined for five hits and five RBIs for the Red Sox (30-28).

Twenty-six year old righty Tanner Houck (3-4 5.30 ERA) will head to the hill for the Red Sox in this contest. Boston has lost Houck’s previous four starts and he has given up 12 runs over his last 20 plus innings.