Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Picks and Prediction for Sunday September 20 2026
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AL East Division foes will square off on Sunday afternoon, when the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays from Tropicana Field. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Red Sox (84-71) have won 46 of 80 road games and are sitting comfortably in second place in the American League Wild Card standings. On Saturday, Boston batters went 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base during a 2-1 road loss against Tampa Bay.
Twenty-nine year old southpaw Patrick Sandoval (1-6 4.99 ERA) will head to the hill for the Red Sox in this contest. Boston has dropped Sandoval’s previous four starts and he has given up 13 runs (12 ER) over his last 18 innings of work.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have won nine of their last 11 games and hold a 4.5 game lead over New York for the best record in the American League. During yesterday’s home victory, Tampa Bay walked it off on a Richie Palacios single that scored All-Star 3B Junior Caminero with the winning run. 1B Jonathan Aranda added a solo shot for the Rays (94-60), who improved to a major league best 54-26 at home.
Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash will turn to thirty-one year old righty Griffin Jax (7-10 3.80 ERA) in the series finale. Last time out, Jax fired five shutout frames and fanned seven batters during a 2-1 home victory versus the Athletics.
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Red Sox vs Rays Pick
Boston closer Aroldis Chapman is dealing with a lat injury and plans to pitch in the team’s final homestand. Through 155 games, Boston ranks 10th in OPS and 19th in runs scored. For the season, Tampa Bay ranks 7th in OPS and 10th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 6-4.
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