Boston Red Sox (84-71, third in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (94-60, first in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Patrick Sandoval (1-6, 4.99 ERA, 1.79 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Rays: Griffin Jax (7-10, 3.54 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 110 strikeouts)

LINE: Rays -150, Red Sox +123; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Tampa Bay has gone 54-26 in home games and 94-60 overall. The Rays are 39-5 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Boston has an 84-71 record overall and a 46-34 record in road games. The Red Sox have a 58-29 record in games when they record eight or more hits.

The teams match up Sunday for the 13th time this season. The season series is tied 6-6.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 24 doubles, a triple and 41 home runs while hitting .277 for the Rays. Victor Mesa Jr. is 11 for 32 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Willson Contreras has 21 doubles, three triples and 27 home runs for the Red Sox. Roman Anthony is 9 for 43 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 8-2, .238 batting average, 2.22 ERA, outscored opponents by 26 runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .212 batting average, 3.41 ERA, outscored by five runs

INJURIES: Rays: Ben Williamson: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Garrett Cleavinger: 15-Day IL (forearm), Manuel Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (back), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)

Red Sox: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (hand), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Ceddanne Rafaela: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Eli White: 10-Day IL (foot), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.