The Boston Red Sox (32-35) will host the Tampa Bay Rays (35-30), Monday at 7:10 p.m. ET, in a battle of AL East rivals.
The Red Sox are a close favorite (-114 moneyline odds to win) when they take the field against the Rays (-105). The Red Sox will give the ball to Brayan Bello (2-1) against the Rays and Shane Baz (5-3).
The Red Sox won their most recent game against the Yankees yesterday by an 11-7 score. Abraham Toro went 3 for 5 with two doubles, a home run and two RBIs to lead them offensively. Hunter Dobbins picked up the win on the strength of five innings, giving up three earned runs on four hits.
The Rays knocked off the Marlins 3-2 yesterday, with Edwin Uceta earning the win while pitching two innings without giving up a hit or an earned run while striking out three. Yandy Diaz went 3 for 4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs to lead the Rays’ offense.
Before watching this Red Sox vs. Rays matchup, here’s what you need to know about Monday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Red Sox (-114, bet $114 to win $100)Underdog: Rays (-105, bet $105 to win $100)Over/under: 9Red Sox vs. Rays: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, June 9, 2025Game time: 7:10 p.m. ETLocation: Boston, MassachusettsStadium: Fenway ParkTV channel: NESN and FDSSUNLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Red Sox stats and trendsRed Sox betting recordsThis season, the Red Sox have been favored 43 times and won 21, or 48.8%, of those games.Boston has entered 42 games this season favored by -114 or more and is 21-21 in those contests.The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.3% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.Boston and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 32 of 67 opportunities.In 67 games with a spread this season, the Red Sox are 32-35-0 ATS.Brayan Bello (Red Sox probable starter)Bello (2-1 with a 3.91 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 46 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Red Sox, his 10th of the season.The righty’s last appearance came on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he threw six innings, surrendering three earned runs while allowing six hits.The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.91, with 6.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .277 batting average against him.Bello has three quality starts under his belt this season.Bello will try to collect his fifth game of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.1 innings per appearance.He has held his opponents without an earned run in one of his nine outings this season.He meets a Rays offense that ranks 13th in the league with 287 runs while batting .246 as a unit. It has a collective .394 slugging percentage (14th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 70 home runs (12th in MLB).Red Sox batting statsThe Red Sox rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 83 home runs.Hitters for Boston rank fifth in the majors with a combined .424 team slugging percentage.The Red Sox’s .255 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking sixth in MLB.Boston has scored 330 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.The Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .328 this season, which ranks seventh in the league.Boston ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.Rays stats and trendsRays betting recordsThe Rays have been chosen as underdogs in 28 games this year and have walked away with the win 14 times (50%) in those games.This year, Tampa Bay has won 13 of 27 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 51.2% chance of walking away with the win.Contests with Tampa Bay has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 65 chances this season.The Rays are 31-34-0 against the spread in their 65 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Shane Baz (Rays probable starter)Baz gets the start for the Rays, his 13th of the season. He is 5-3 with a 4.96 ERA and 60 strikeouts over 65 1/3 innings pitched.In his last time out on Wednesday, the righty went five innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up three earned runs while surrendering five hits.The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.96, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 12 games this season. Opponents have a .263 batting average against him.Baz has four quality starts under his belt this season.Baz will try to pitch five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.He has had two appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.He will take the mound against a Red Sox offense that ranks second in the league with 597 total hits (on a .255 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .424 (fifth in the league) with 83 total home runs (sixth in MLB action).Baz has a 1.50 ERA and a 0.333 WHIP against the Red Sox this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .100 batting average over one appearance.The 25-year-old ranks 72nd in ERA (4.96), 65th in WHIP (1.362), and 36th in K/9 (8.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.Rays batting statsThe Rays average 1.1 home runs per game to rank 12th in MLB play with 70 total home runs.This season, Tampa Bay is 14th in baseball with a .394 slugging percentage.The Rays have the 15th-ranked batting average in the league (.246).Averaging 4.4 runs per game (287 total), Tampa Bay is the 13th-highest scoring team in MLB.The Rays are 20th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .311.