Will Rays Light Up Rookie?
The Tampa Bay Rays might catch a break in this game against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Due to injuries in the starting rotation, the Red Sox are relying on 23-year-old rookie Brayan Bello.
This gives the Rays’ offense a chance to score early and often against a pitcher making his first MLB start. So Let’s review the latest MLB news, stats, injury reports, and MLB odds, for Rays vs Red Sox. We’ve plenty of MLB picks & predictions.
Can Rays Make Best of Opportunity?
The Tampa Bay Rays have a grand chance to stay ahead in the wild card race before the All-Star break. The American League East is being dominated by the New York Yankees and the Red Sox are one game ahead of the Rays.
With the Rays’ offense having no history against Bello, it could be an issue if they aren’t patient at the plate. Taking some pitches the first time up will help their offense get a feel for how Bello pitches this game.
Corey Kluber (3-5 3.91 ERA) needs to help his team by shutting down Boston’s offense. Kluber’s last outing was awful, which saw him allow five runs in three innings.
Red Sox: Patchwork Rotation
The Boston Red Sox have found luck with young pitchers coming up and filling in as starters. With multiple starting pitchers out of the rotation because of injuries, it’s been up to the rookies to help keep Boston competitive .
The team hopes Bello will keep that trend going. Bello was a reliable starting pitcher in the minors, going 10-4 with a 2.33 ERA in 2022 between Double-A and Triple-A.
The top Red Sox pitching prospect has three go-to pitches that he’s going to need in this game. His fastball, changeup and slider all need to be on target against an offense that’s hungry against pitchers in the last 10 games.
Bello has the top-ranked offense (.262 batting average) behind him. That should help him stay in this game.
Rays vs Red Sox Head-to-Head
The Rays have a 3-2 edge against the Red Sox in 2022. The Rays won the first season series matchup 2-1 and are currently tied in this series 1-1 after an 8-4 victory on Tuesday night.
Rays vs Red Sox Game Information
- Game: Rays (43-37) vs Red Sox (45-35)
- Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
- Day/Time: Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. ET
- Rays vs Red Sox LiveStream: MLB.TV
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Read More Rays vs Red Sox Betting Lines
| Team | Handicap | Moneyline | Total | Team Total |
| Tampa Bay Rays C. Kluber -R | +1½ -175 | +112 | 9-120o | 4½Evo 4½-130u |
| Boston Red Sox B. Bello -R | -1½ +155 | -122 | 9Evu | 4½-120o 4½-110u |
Rays vs Red Sox Prediction
The Boston Red Sox come into this game with the Las Vegas odds having them at +155 when giving the Tampa Bay Rays 1½ runs. It’s hard to see the Red Sox as moneyline favorites when they have a rookie pitcher getting the start.
However, the oddsmakers are looking at Kluber and how his last outing was a meltdown. They also see how good the Red Sox offense, though that might not matter if Kluber recovers from his last outing.
While Kluber lost three of his last four starts, he’s only allowed two runs each in three of them . So if his offense can get to Bello, he can do the rest of the hard work. That’s why gamblers betting online and making MLB picks and parlays should take the Rays on the moneyline.
