Rays bring 1-0 series advantage over Red Sox into game 2

Updated Sep. 6, 2022 4:01 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Boston Red Sox (67-69, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (75-58, second in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Rich Hill (6-5, 4.52 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Rays: Drew Rasmussen (9-4, 2.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -163, Red Sox +139; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays face the Boston Red Sox, leading the series 1-0.

Tampa Bay has a 45-24 record in home games and a 75-58 record overall. The Rays rank 10th in the AL with 119 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game.

Boston has gone 32-35 on the road and 67-69 overall. The Red Sox have the third-ranked team batting average in the AL at .259.

The teams square off Tuesday for the 15th time this season. The Rays lead the season series 10-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yandy Diaz has 31 doubles and eight home runs for the Rays. David Peralta is 10-for-27 with six doubles and five RBI over the past 10 games.

Alex Verdugo has 34 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 63 RBI for the Red Sox. J.D. Martinez is 8-for-32 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 7-3, .276 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 24 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .294 batting average, 4.86 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

INJURIES: Rays: Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Lowe: 10-Day IL (tricep), Ryan Thompson: 15-Day IL (tricep), Roman Quinn: 10-Day IL (knee), Shane Baz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kevin Kiermaier: 60-Day IL (hip), Mike Zunino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Wander Franco: 10-Day IL (wrist), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Kittredge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Glasnow: 60-Day IL (elbow), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Franchy Cordero: day-to-day (ankle), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (back), Nick Pivetta: day-to-day (calf), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Eric Hosmer: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (finger), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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