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Tampa Bay Rays v Boston Red Sox
Starts 2026-09-20 17:40 UTC
Settled · this game has finished
Pick correct · final 5 — 1
Before the start we selected Tampa Bay Rays to win with high confidence. That selection was correct. The analysis below is the original pre-game record, kept unchanged.
Pre-game selection · match winner
TAMPA BAY RAYS TO WIN
PRE-GAME CONFIDENCE: HIGH
Tampa Bay Rays come into this with recent form, scoring balance, home and away records in their favour on the completed games we hold. Tampa Bay Rays 83% wins in the last six, Boston Red Sox 50%. None of this rules Boston Red Sox out, and our free source for this sport publishes no availability news to factor in.
Locked 2026-09-20 16:30 — the pick, confidence and this explanation cannot change from that moment.
Outcome
CORRECT · 5 — 1
Result verified from MLB Stats API.
Why the rules chose it
- Recent form
- Scoring balance
- Home and away records
!Main risk: Boston Red Sox come in with enough recent scoring to turn this if Tampa Bay Rays start slowly.
Factors weighed
- Recent formhome
- Tampa Bay Rays 83% wins in the last six, Boston Red Sox 50%.
- Scoring balancehome
- 2.6 runs per game better than opponents for Tampa Bay Rays, -0.5 for Boston Red Sox.
- Home and away recordshome
- Tampa Bay Rays 88% at home, Boston Red Sox 63% away.
- Tampa Bay Rays probable pitchernone
- Griffin Jax
- Boston Red Sox probable pitchernone
- Patrick Sandoval
Data checked
- 40 completed games on record for Tampa Bay Rays
- 42 completed games on record for Boston Red Sox
- Fixture and results from MLB Stats API
Source: MLB Stats API
What we did not have
- No injury list feed
- No bullpen or handedness splits
- No ballpark weather
Game Analysis is informational sports analysis. It describes what the verified data shows and never guarantees an outcome.