The Tampa Bay Rays have a reputation for being on the cutting edge of baseball strategy. But they’re suddenly looking to the past when it comes to pitching.

The Tampa Bay Rays (36-31) battle the Boston Red Sox (33-36) in the rubber match of their 3-game series on Wednesday. First pitch from Fenway Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

The Rays closed out a 5-1 homestand with Sunday's 3-2 victory. All of this helped Tampa Bay stay strong in the latest MLB Power Rankings, sitting in the No. 14 spot and moving up two from last week's location, according to MLB.com.

The San Francisco Giants have maneuvered their way into contention in nail-biting fashion. A trade for this slugger would improve the margin for error.

The feats we are about to discuss are not Herculean. Some might argue they are not even remarkable. They will not break records, nor are they likely to influence voters of the major offseason awards.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls was ejected from the game on June 1, 2025 after an umpire saw him tap on his helmet in the ninth inning.

If Chandler Simpson is smarting after the Tampa Bay Rays sent him to Triple-A Durham, he isn’t showing it. Simpson, 24, went 5-for-5 Sunday as the Durham Bulls routed the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins affiliate) 10-2.

All of his hard work, and the help and support he got from family and friends along the way, as he made his major-league debut, throwing two scoreless and hitless innings at Fenway Park, where he used to attend games as a kid, to lead the Rays to a hard-fought win.

Jonathan Aranda is getting plenty of attention for his performance as the Tampa Bay Rays show marked improvement.

The Rays' bullpen has tossed 28.2 innings since their last off day, so Mason Englert is set to provide some much-needed reinforcements against the Red Sox.