Rays vs. Red Sox Probable Starting Pitchers Today – May 20
The Tampa Bay Rays (25-23) and Boston Red Sox (23-24) clash in the first of a three-game series on Monday at Tropicana Field, at 6:50 PM ET. The Rays are coming off a series victory over the Blue Jays, and the Red Sox a series loss to the Cardinals.
The Rays will give the nod to Taj Bradley (1-1) versus the Red Sox and Tanner Houck (3-5).
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Rays vs. Red Sox Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Monday, May 20, 2024
- Time: 6:50 PM ET
- TV: BSSUN
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Venue: Tropicana Field
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Probable Pitchers: Bradley – TB (1-1, 2.45 ERA) vs Houck – BOS (3-5, 2.17 ERA)
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Rays Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Taj Bradley
- The Rays will send Bradley to the mound for his third start of the season.
- He has an ERA of 2.45, a batting average against of .205 and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings in two games this season.
- Bradley has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
Taj Bradley vs. Red Sox
- The Red Sox have scored 207 runs this season, which ranks 13th in MLB. They are batting .245 for the campaign with 50 home runs, 12th in the league.
- The Red Sox have gone 4-for-17 with a double, a home run and two RBI in one game against the right-hander this season.
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Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Tanner Houck
- Houck (3-5) takes the mound first for the Red Sox in his 10th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.17 ERA in 58 2/3 innings pitched, with 57 strikeouts.
- The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.17, with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .219 against him.
- Houck is trying to collect his eighth quality start of the season.
- Houck will try to build on a 10-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.4 frames per appearance).
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his nine outings this season.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old ranks ninth in ERA (2.17), 17th in WHIP (1.017), and 34th in K/9 (8.8).
Tanner Houck vs. Rays
- He meets a Rays offense that ranks 17th in the league with 198 total runs scored while batting .242 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .365 slugging percentage (23rd in MLB action) and has hit a total of 41 home runs (23rd in the league).
- Head-to-head against the Rays this season, Houck has pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out seven.
