Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Picks and Prediction for Saturday May 9 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 05/09/2026, 01:55 AM ET

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In Saturday afternoon MLB action, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will continue their weekend series from historic Fenway Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rays (25-13) have won nine of their last 11 games and trail AL East Division leading New York by one game. Last night, Tampa Bay managed just four hits and committed a pair of errors during a 2-0 road loss against Boston.

Thirty-five year old righty Nick Martinez (3-1 1.71 ERA) will head to the hill for the Rays in this contest. Tampa Bay has won Martinez’s previous three starts and he has limited the opposition to just two runs over his last 20 innings.

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The Boston Red Sox have split their previous ten games and are trapped in the AL East Division basement. During Friday’s home victory, OF Wilyer Abreu and Ceddanne Rafaela crushed solo shots to power the Boston offense. SP Connelly Early (3-2) retired eight batters by strikes and lasted seven innings to earn the win for the Red Sox (17-22), who improved to 7-11 at home.

Twenty-three year old left-hander Payton Tolle (1-1 2.04 ERA) will make his fourth start of the year for the Red Sox. Last time out, Tolle (7 IP) allowed two unearned runs and fanned eight batters during a 5-4 road victory against Detroit.

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Boston OF Roman Anthony has landed on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right wrist and will not play in this series. Through 38 games, Tampa Bay ranks 15th in OPS and 13th in runs scored. For the season, Boston ranks 28th in OPS and 24th in runs scored. Take the Rays to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Tampa Bay Rays win 5-3.

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