The Boston Red Sox will open a crucial six-game stint of AL East play with a road contest against the Tampa Bay Rays. It feels like the playoffs in mid-September for the Red Sox, while the Rays have essentially been eliminated from the postseason altogether. Regardless, beating the Red Sox and helping to deny them the playoffs is a shiny consolation prize at the end of a disappointing campaign for Tampa Bay. Red Sox vs Rays Betting TrendsThe Red Sox are 77-76 ATS this season. Red Sox vs Rays Injury ReportsBoston Red SoxWilyer Abreu, RF - OutJordan Hicks, RP - OutTampa Bay RaysJonathan Aranda, 1B - OutJunior Caminero, SS - Day-to-DayMason Englert, RP - OutTaylor Walls, SS - OutRed Sox vs Rays Prediction and Pick