The American League East is in action Wednesday, September 1, 2021, when the Boston Red Sox (75-59, 34-33 away) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (84-48, 43-23). These two teams have been heading in opposite directions, but both should be playing in October. This game will air live on MLB Network at 7:10 p.m. EST.
Boston, who led the AL East for most of the season, currently sit in third place and are 10 games back of these first-place Rays. The Red Sox do occupy the second Wild Card spot and have a one game lead over the Oakland Athletics.
Tampa Bay leads the AL East by eight games over the New York Yankees and have the best record in the American League by six games. The Rays are tied with San Francisco for the best record in baseball.
Below is the ATS.io MLB pick for the America League action between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays. All odds are from DraftKings Sportsbook.
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Boston Red Sox (-106) at Tampa Bay Rays (-110): O/U 7.5 (-105/-115)
Pitching Matchup: Chris Sale (3-0, 2.35 ERA, 1.04 WHIP) vs Drew Rasmussen (1-0, 3.09 ERA, 1.11 WHIP)
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends
Boston Red Sox
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston’s last 10 games.
- Boston is 1-9 SU in their last 10 games against Tampa Bay.
- Boston is 4-14 SU in their last 18 games on the road.
- Boston is 0-7 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.
- The total has gone OVER in 7 of Boston’s last 10 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 9 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay is 9-0 SU in their last 9 games.
- The total has gone OVER in 13 of Tampa Bay’s last 17 games against Boston.
- Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in their last 10 games at home.
- Tampa Bay is 7-0 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against Boston.
- The total has gone OVER in 13 of Tampa Bay’s last 20 games against an opponent in the American League.
- The total has gone OVER in 13 of Tampa Bay’s last 19 games against an opponent in the American League East Division division.
Chris Sale returned from Tommy John surgery on August 14th and has not skipped a beat. The long lefty has allowed 13 hits and four earned runs in 15.1 innings pitched in his three starts since returned. Boston has won all three of Sale’s starts.
Drew Rasmussen will serve as the opener Wednesday night as he gets set to make his sixth start of the season and his 31st appearance. Rasmussen has started three consecutive games and been fantastic, allowing six hits and two earned runs in 13.0 innings of work. Tampa Bay has won all five of Rasmussen’s August appearances.
Series Recap:
The Rays extended their winning streak to eight games with a routine 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox Monday night. Brandon Lowe had a big night at the plate s the Rays second baseman went 2-3 with a solo home run, two runs, two RBIs, and two walks. Luis Patino got the win after allowing five hits and one earned run in 5.2 innings pitched.
Tampa Bay extended their winning streak to nine games with an 8-5-win Tuesday night. The score is much closer than the game felt as Tampa jumped to a 7-1 lead by the end of the third inning and went into cruise control.