Rays face the Red Sox with 1-0 series lead

Boston Red Sox (47-40, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (46-40, third in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Chris Sale (0-0); Rays: Corey Kluber (4-5, 3.62 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 72 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -120, Rays +101; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take a 1-0 advantage into the latest game of the series against the Boston Red Sox.

Tampa Bay has gone 26-17 in home games and 46-40 overall. The Rays are 37-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Boston has a 47-40 record overall and a 24-20 record on the road. Red Sox hitters have a collective .416 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the AL.

Tuesday’s game is the eighth time these teams match up this season. The Rays are ahead 5-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has a .307 batting average to rank 12th on the Rays, and has 18 doubles and three home runs. Harold Ramirez is 16-for-37 with a home run and eight RBI over the last 10 games.

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