Bregman leads Red Sox against the Rays following 5-hit performance

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
 
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Boston Red Sox (9-10, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (8-9, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sean Newcomb (0-2, 4.97 ERA, 2.13 WHIP, 15 strikeouts); Rays: Zack Littell (0-3, 6.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 14 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rays -149, Red Sox +125; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays after Alex Bregman’s five-hit game on Tuesday.

Tampa Bay has an 8-9 record overall and an 8-6 record in home games. The Rays have the fourth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.60.

Boston has a 9-10 record overall and a 5-7 record on the road. The Red Sox have hit 16 total home runs to rank 10th in the AL.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with a .413 batting average, and has seven doubles, three home runs, six walks and 11 RBI. Kameron Misner is 13-for-32 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

Jarren Duran has three doubles, a triple, a home run and 10 RBI for the Red Sox. Bregman is 14-for-39 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .281 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .249 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored by 19 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Lowe: 10-Day IL (oblique), Alex Faedo: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (tricep), Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (finger), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.