Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox Picks and Prediction for Sunday July 19 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 07/19/2026, 01:20 AM ET

Rays Preview

AL East Division foes will square off on Sunday afternoon, when the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox wrap up their weekend series from Fenway Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rays (56-41) are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and are two games clear of New York for first place. On Saturday, Tampa Bay OF Chandler Simpson went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs during a 7-6 road loss.

Twenty-nine year old southpaw Shane McClanahan (8-5 2.83 ERA) will head to the hill for the Rays in this contest. Tampa Bay has won McClanahan’s previous two starts and he has not allowed a run across his last 12 plus frames.

Red Sox Preview

The Boston Red Sox have reeled off 12 straight victories and have moved into sole possession of third place in the American League Wild Card standings. During yesterday’s home victory, OF Wilyer Abreu clubbed a two-run blast to cap a four-run seventh inning Boston rally. Jahmai Jones added a two-run shot for the Red Sox (49-48), who improved to 20-27 at home.

Boston interim manager Chad Tracy will give the nod to veteran right-hander Sonny Gray (11-1 2.54 ERA) on Sunday. The Red Sox have won Gray’s previous four starts and he has allowed just three runs across his last 26 plus innings.

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Rays vs Red Sox Pick

Boston OF Roman Anthony (finger) continues to rehab at the Red Sox’s complex in Florida and is expected to return next month. Through 97 games, Tampa Bay ranks 13th in OPS and 16th in runs scored. For the season, Boston ranks 22nd in OPS and 25th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 4-2.