Its Monday, April 14 and the Red Sox (8-9) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (7-8). Tanner Houck is slated to take the mound for Boston against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay. The Red Sox salvaged the final game of their series in Chicago with a win over the White Sox,

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On Monday, a battle of AL East rivals is on the docket, with the Boston Red Sox (7-9) visiting the Tampa Bay Rays (6-8) at 7:05 p.m. ET.The Rays (-116 on the moneyline) meet the Red Sox (-102) in

The Red Sox avoided a sweep at the hands of the lowly White Sox thanks to Garret Crochet tossing a near no-no, but not much went right for Boston the weekend in Chicago.

Garrett Crochet allowed one run on one hit in 7 1/3 innings and Trevor Story homered and drove in three runs to help the visiting Boston Red Sox defeat the Chicago White Sox 3-1 on Sunday.