MLB

Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox

Friday, September 18, 2026 · 23:10 UTC

Tampa Bay Rays host Boston Red Sox in MLB on Friday, September 18, 2026, starting at 23:10 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 10 times in our head-to-head records, with 5 wins for Tampa Bay Rays against 5 for Boston Red Sox. Historically this fixture could hardly be more even. Meetings between the two average 6.9 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Boston Red Sox 3-1 Tampa Bay Rays (2024-09-29); Boston Red Sox 2-7 Tampa Bay Rays (2024-09-28); Boston Red Sox 1-2 Tampa Bay Rays (2024-09-27).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-09-29Boston Red Sox3-1Tampa Bay Rays
2024-09-28Boston Red Sox2-7Tampa Bay Rays
2024-09-27Boston Red Sox1-2Tampa Bay Rays
2024-09-19Tampa Bay Rays2-0Boston Red Sox
2024-09-18Tampa Bay Rays1-2Boston Red Sox

Team statistics

Tampa Bay Rays carry an Elo rating of 1527 in our model, and have won 50% of their recent games. Boston Red Sox carry an Elo rating of 1532 in our model, and have won 60% of their recent games.

Tampa Bay Rays

Recent formLWWLWWLLWL
Win rate50%
Elo rating1527
Avg scored (recent)4.6
Avg conceded (recent)4.4

Boston Red Sox

Recent formLLWWWWWLLW
Win rate60%
Elo rating1532
Avg scored (recent)4.3
Avg conceded (recent)4.5

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