Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Final

MLB

BOS Team page

1 — 5

TB Team page

DateSeptember 20, 2026

VenueTropicana Field

BOS 38%

TB 62%

Tampa Bay is the pick with a meaningful home edge. The probable-starter matchup favors the Rays: Griffin Jax has a 3.80 season ERA and 1.20 WHIP, while Boston’s Patrick Sandoval is at 4.99 and 1.79. Sandoval has also struggled across his last four recorded starts, posting a 6.00 ERA and 1.83 WHIP. Tampa has been the stronger offense overall, batting .259 and scoring 4.56 runs per game, compared with Boston’s .246 average and 4.37 runs per game. The Rays’ recent form adds support, with a 5-1 record and 5.67 runs per game over the last week. Boston’s ability to keep games close prevents this from being a runaway, but TB has the better full-game profile.

Team Form

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Boston Red Sox

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Tampa Bay Rays

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Key Stats

2026 season · Team stats

Boston Red Sox

.246

AVG

.321

OBP

.722

OPS

160

3.58

ERA

1.24

WHIP

4.37

R/G

8.8

K/9

Tampa Bay Rays

.259

AVG

.328

OBP

.732

OPS

163

3.72

ERA

1.14

WHIP

4.56

R/G

8.2

K/9

Key Players

Boston Red Sox

.905OPS

.785OPS

.626OPS

1.95ERA

Tampa Bay Rays

.897OPS

.797OPS

.810OPS

1.49ERA

Boxscore

Scoring by period

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
TB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	—	5

Team stats

BOS Stat TB

1 R 5

6 H 4

0 E 0

1 HR 1

2 BB 2

9 SO 7

11 LOB 4

0 SB 1

5 ER 1

0 DP 0

BOS

Boston Red Sox

Batting

Boston Red Sox Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Roman Anthony LF Starter	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	9	.241	.336	.385
Mickey Gasper DH Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	.255	.361	.462
Adley Rutschman C Starter	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	16	.234	.309	.413
Trevor Story SS Starter	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	16	.247	.278	.368
Nick Sogard 1B Starter	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	.250	.340	.389
Caleb Durbin 3B Starter	2-4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	18	.255	.338	.389
Jarren Duran CF Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	.204	.261	.362
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	.247	.319	.320
Nate Eaton RF Starter	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	.133	.291	.244
Jahmai Jones DH	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.209	.304	.385

Pitching

Boston Red Sox Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Patrick Sandoval P Starter	7.0	4	5	5	2	5	1	94-69	5.15	94
Tyron Guerrero P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	3.18	12

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays Batting
Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Yandy Diaz DH Starter	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	.292	.358	.449
Ryan Vilade 1B Starter	0-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	.256	.331	.454
Junior Caminero 3B Starter	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	11	.277	.363	.529
Jonny DeLuca CF Starter	1-4	4	1	1	2	0	0	2	18	.259	.290	.410
Chandler Simpson LF Starter	1-3	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	.309	.337	.360
Ben Williamson 2B Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	.244	.305	.328
Nick Fortes C Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	.264	.311	.377
Victor Mesa Jr. RF Starter	1-2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	16	.251	.322	.502
Taylor Walls SS Starter	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	.216	.304	.289

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays Pitching
Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
Griffin Jax P Starter	5.0	3	0	0	2	5	0	74-47	3.62	74
Cole Sulser P	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11-7	4.39	11
Brody Hopkins P	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-10	6.00	14
Steven Matz P	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	14-9	5.49	14
Ty Johnson P	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	13-9	5.79	13
Kevin Kelly P	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-3	2.49	6