Red Sox bring 3-game losing streak into matchup with the Rays

Tampa Bay Rays (80-81, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (80-81, third in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (8-7, 3.64 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 137 strikeouts); Red Sox: Quinn Priester (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Rays -115, Red Sox -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to break their three-game losing streak when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays.

Boston has an 80-81 record overall and a 37-43 record at home. The Red Sox are 59-12 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Tampa Bay is 38-42 on the road and 80-81 overall. The Rays have gone 45-8 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Sunday's game is the 13th time these teams match up this season. The Rays are ahead 7-5 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 48 doubles, 14 triples, 21 home runs and 75 RBI for the Red Sox. Triston Casas is 8-for-35 with two doubles, four home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

Christopher Morel leads Tampa Bay with 21 home runs while slugging .345. Junior Caminero is 11-for-40 with three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .213 batting average, 2.74 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Rays: 6-4, .215 batting average, 2.38 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (forearm), Brennan Bernardino: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isaiah Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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