Red Sox vs. Rays Betting Preview August 24

You can bet Friday's Red Sox vs. Rays game online with Boston -132 and Miami at +123.   The total is 8.

Pitching Matchup

PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox RH Hector Velazquez (7-1, 2.74 ERA) vs. Rays RH Diego Castillo (3-2, 3.47)

Velazquez suffered his first setback of the season after allowing one run and three hits over four innings in a start against the Rays on Sunday.  He is 3-0 with a 2.87 ERA in 19 road appearances (two starts) this year.

Castillo is unscored upon in five straight outings - a stretch of 7 1/3 frames - and has allowed just four hits over his last eight appearances.

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Boston is 11-4 in the last 15 meetings.

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