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Red Sox at Rays

MLB · Friday, Sep 18 · 6:10 PM CT · Tropicana Field · Final BOS 4 – TB 2
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Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
BOS121000000490
TB100000001251
Team box
BOS·TB
9
hits
5
2
home runs
0
2
walks
9
11
strikeouts
9
175
pitches thrown
142
0
errors
1
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Roman AnthonyBOS2-5113
Jahmai JonesBOS1-3111
Caleb DurbinBOS2-3100
Jonathan ArandaTB1-5001
Junior CamineroTB1-3001
Trevor StoryBOS1-3100
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Ranger Suarez (W)BOS5.23155
Erik Miller (S)BOS1.01122
Ian Seymour (L)TB5.07425

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
TB +3
BOS +3
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largest lead: TB 0 · BOS 3lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BOS 48%, TB 52% · Updated Sep 18

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
TB 4.1 – 4.0 BOS
Expected total
8.1
Red SoxThe matchupRays
+110Our fair odds−110
4.0Expected runs4.1
+0.17Power rating+0.18
4.4Runs / game4.6
3.8Allowed / game4.1
8.3Hits / game8.7
1.03Home runs / game1.07
3.2Walks drawn / game3.2
83−70Season record93−59
5−5Last 108−2

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BOS chance · TB chance
Our model fair47.6%52.4%
Kalshi46.7%57.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 6:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
BOSBoston Red Sox+11048%+11446.7%———
TBTampa Bay Rays−11052%−13757.7%———
Spreadabout even
BOSBoston Red Sox+0.1our margin————
TBTampa Bay Rays−0.1our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.1
Over8.1our total————
Under8.1our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Boston Red Sox by 12 runs: <1%Boston Red Sox by 11 runs: <1%Boston Red Sox by 10 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 9 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 8 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 7 runs: 2%Boston Red Sox by 6 runs: 3%Boston Red Sox by 5 runs: 4%Boston Red Sox by 4 runs: 5%Boston Red Sox by 3 runs: 7%Boston Red Sox by 2 runs: 10%Boston Red Sox by 1 run: 13%Tampa Bay Rays by 1 run: 17%Tampa Bay Rays by 2 runs: 10%Tampa Bay Rays by 3 runs: 7%Tampa Bay Rays by 4 runs: 6%Tampa Bay Rays by 5 runs: 4%Tampa Bay Rays by 6 runs: 3%Tampa Bay Rays by 7 runs: 2%Tampa Bay Rays by 8 runs: 1%Tampa Bay Rays by 9 runs: 1%Tampa Bay Rays by 10 runs: 1%Tampa Bay Rays by 11 runs: <1%Tampa Bay Rays by 12 runs: <1%
← BOS wins byTB wins by →
Tampa Bay Rays wins by 2 or more36%
Tampa Bay Rays wins by 3 or more25%
Boston Red Sox wins by 2 or more34%
Decided by one run30%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.1 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 8%4 runs: 6%5 runs: 12%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 13%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 4%14 runs: 2%15 runs: 2%16 runs: 1%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.562%
Total over 8.542%
Total over 10.525%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
BOSRanger Suarez SP · last 3 starts: 19.1 IP, 3.26 ERA, 13 Kstarted
TBIan Seymour SP · last 3 starts: 15.1 IP, 4.70 ERA, 22 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BOS·TB
Sep 17 at TEX
last game
Sep 17 vs ATH
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
4th straight road game
home / road
7th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 152+ games
BOS·TB
+0.17
rating (0 = average)
+0.18
4.4
runs / game
4.6
3.8
runs allowed / game
4.1
83−70
season record
93−59
38−37
home record
53−25
45−33
away record
40−34
W1
streak
W6
5−5
last 10
8−2
8.3
hits / game
8.7
1.03
home runs / game
1.07
3.2
walks drawn / game
3.2
8.1
batter strikeouts / game
7.0
8.7
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.1
0.50
errors / game
0.58

Rating Trend

BOS · TB · 174 days
Boston Red SoxTampa Bay Rays
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · TB 5−5
Jul 19at BOSBOS 6 − 1
Jul 18at BOSBOS 7 − 6
Jul 17at BOSBOS 5 − 3
Jul 17at BOSBOS 10 − 0
Jun 10at TBTB 7 − 5
Jun 9at TBTB 4 − 3
Jun 8at TBTB 3 − 1
May 10at BOSTB 4 − 1
May 8at BOSBOS 2 − 0
May 7at BOSTB 8 − 4

BOS · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Sep 17at TEX4 − 3W
Sep 16at TEX3 − 7L
Sep 15at TEX2 − 4L
Sep 13vs KC4 − 1W
Sep 12vs KC5 − 1W
Sep 11vs KC2 − 3L
Sep 9vs LAA4 − 6L
Sep 8vs LAA1 − 6L
Sep 7vs LAA5 − 2W
Sep 6at BAL3 − 1W

TB · Last 10

8−2 · streak W6
Sep 17vs ATH10 − 1W
Sep 16vs ATH4 − 3W
Sep 15vs ATH2 − 1W
Sep 13vs HOU14 − 4W
Sep 12vs HOU3 − 2W
Sep 11vs HOU3 − 1W
Sep 10at ATL1 − 3L
Sep 9at ATL7 − 2W
Sep 8at ATL7 − 1W
Sep 6at TEX6 − 8L