Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays odds, picks and prediction

Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game weekend series at Tropicana Field on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET. LHP Martin Perez is the projected starting pitcher for the Red Sells. Josh Fleming is a projected starter for Rays.

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Tampa has the home-field advantage but Boston has second-best road record in the league at 30-19. Boston is facing a pitcher in Fleming who has struggled lately. Tampa's bullpen is depleted with a few key relievers on the IL and Diego Castillo now in Seattle.

Boston Red Sox play Tampa Bay Rays. Red Sides have won four of six games against Rays this season. The under has hit in seven of the last eight games for Boston and four out of last five for Tampa.