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2022 MLB Handicapping
(68-55) Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox (60-64)
Date: Friday, August 26
Time: 07:10 PM ET
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA.
Projected Pitchers: TBD (TBR), Wacha (BOS)
MLB Moneyline Odds: TB / BOS +
MLB run line Betting Odds: TB / BOS -115
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: O/U:
Tampa Bay Rays
Tampa Bay made it a clean sweep and six wins in a row with an 8–3 victory in its get-away game against the Angels on Thursday afternoon.
Drew Rasmussen struck out nine and walked one in the win. He gave up one run and pitched into, but not through, the sixth inning.
Manny Margot had four hits and both scored and drove in a pair of runs. Harold Ramirez drove in three and Isaac Paredes two.
That game was played in Tampa Bay so the Rays will catch an evening flight to Boston in time to get a perfectly good night’s rest before this one on Friday evening.
Ryan Yarbrough followed Rasmussen in the rotation the last time through for Tampa Bay but he has not been penciled in as the starter for this spot yet.
He’s had his troubles against Boston in his career, especially at Fenway Park, but he hasn’t faced the Red Sox in 2022.
He also hasn’t given up an earned run in either of his last two starts, which span 8.1 innings.
Boston Red Sox
Boston, meanwhile, will play a night game at home against Toronto, trying to avoid a sweep, and will stay right at home for this weekend’s series with the Rays.
Michael Wacha will start this game, his third since returning from over a month-long stint on the Injured List.
Wacha has picked right back up where he left off before he got hurt with two scoreless starts spanning 12.2 innings against the Yankees and Orioles — both wins.
In those 12.2 innings, Wacha gave up six hits and two walks while striking out 13.
He beat Tampa way back in April for his first win of the season. He gave up two runs in five innings in that start.
The former Tampa Bay Ray, Wacha, has earned himself quite a nice contract coming up this offseason after signing a modest one-year deal with Boston for this year.
That’s assuming he can finish the season strong, as he has looked all season. Only another injury would derail him from signing a lucrative deal somewhere for 2023 and beyond.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Prediction:
Boston is a confident team with Wacha on the hill and it could see some value here, especially if its a road underdog.
That could be possible, given the opposite direction of these two teams.
Look for Wacha to just continue dealing and Boston to capitalize, especially if it sees Yarbrough in this spot.
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