{"id":99893,"date":"2015-07-31T09:25:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T16:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=99893"},"modified":"2015-07-31T09:37:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T16:37:55","slug":"free-pick-tampa-bay-vs-boston-lines-handicapping-preview-31715","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/free-pick-tampa-bay-vs-boston-lines-handicapping-preview-31715\/","title":{"rendered":"Free MLB Pick: Tampa Bay vs. Boston Lines & Handicapping Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

MLB Prediction:\u00a0Rays vs Red Sox<\/h2>\n

Major League Baseball betting<\/b> sees the Tampa Bay Rays<\/b>\u00a0taking on the Boston Red Sox<\/b>\u00a0on July 31\u00a0at Fenway\u00a0Park in Boston, Massachusetts.\u00a0Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all MLB season long so stay tuned for more FREE MLB baseball predictions.<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> (51-52) vs. Boston Red Sox<\/a> (45-58)<\/strong>
\nDate:\u00a0July 31<\/strong>
\nTime: 7:10PM<\/strong>
\nVenue: Fenway\u00a0Park –\u00a0Boston, MA<\/strong>
\nMLB Betting Lines:\u00a0Boston -117, Tampa +108<\/strong>
\nMLB Betting Total:\u00a08.5<\/strong>
\nProbable Pitchers: TB: \u00a0Erasmo Ramirez vs. BOS: \u00a0Eduardo Rodriguez<\/strong>
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Both teams look like they are out of the race, especially Boston. It wouldn’t surprise if they shed a little more before first pitch.<\/p>\n

Rays<\/h3>\n

The Rays are only a game below .500 and not much behind Toronto and Baltimore but they have done nothing to fortify the club. They were going to have trouble competing no matter what but after seeing the way Toronto went all in it is hard to see them staying relevant.<\/p>\n

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Tampa is one of the worst balanced teams in the league. They have very good pitching but the offense is often lame. They have won only four of their last ten and in each loss they have failed to score more than 4 runs. Even getting to that number is a struggle most nights.<\/p>\n

Always a pesky squad Tampa has a road record just above .500 coming into this one.<\/p>\n

You have to hand it to the Rays for player development, especially pitchers. Erasmo Ramirez was plucked off the scrap heap and has become a reliable starter. Never one to dominate prior to his most recent start he had gone nine straight starts without giving up more than two runs. He has a 4-1 road record.<\/p>\n

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Red Sox<\/h3>\n

Though it is nothing new by now the Red Sox have to be the most disappointing team in the Majors this season. After retooling in the offseason I didn’t like the make up of the club but I didn’t see them being in last place, more like the .500 variety.<\/p>\n

The pitching has been terrible and when you look at the offense it has been substandard too. They have to be wondering whether the investments in Hanley Ramirez and Pablo Sandoval are going to be nooses – Ramirez due to injury and the Panda due to performance<\/p>\n

Logic dictates there should be some deals on deadline day but I am not sure that there is anyone on this team that others really want.<\/p>\n

One promising development is rookie Eduardo Rodriguez. His overall numbers are just OK but if you look deeper you will see that most of the damage to his ERA etc was done in three starts. That means in the other 11 he has been giving Boston a great chance to win. All three of those outings were against powerful teams like Toronto and the Angels. That is definitely not what he will be facing tonight.<\/p>\n

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