Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Picks and Prediction for Saturday September 19 2026
Red Sox Preview
In Saturday afternoon MLB action, the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will continue their series from Tropicana Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Red Sox (84-70) have won 46 of their 79 road games and are sitting comfortably in second place in the American League Wild Card standings. Last night, OF Roman Anthony went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs to power Boston to a 4-2 road victory.
Twenty-three year old left-hander Payton Tolle (9-6 3.02 ERA) has been a major factor in Boston’s turnaround this year. The Red Sox have won Tolle’s previous four starts and he has allowed seven runs across his last 23 frames.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have won eight of their last ten games and hold a 4.5 game lead over New York for the top spot in the AL East Division. During Friday’s home loss, Tampa Bay batters went 0-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 12 men on base. SP Ian Seymour (9-7) gave up four runs in five innings and took the loss for the Rays (93-60), who fell to a major league best 53-26 at home.
Thirty year old right-hander Freddy Peralta (9-11 4.67 ERA) has figured things out since joining the Rays. Peralta, who was a major disappointment with the Mets, has limited the opposition to a pair of runs in his last 23 innings of work.
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Red Sox vs Rays Pick
Boston SP Garrett Grochet (lat) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session on Tuesday and hopes to return to the rotation later this month. Through 154 games, Boston ranks 10th in OPS and 19th in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 6th in OPS and 9th in runs scored. Take the Rays to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 5-2.
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