Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox MLB Game Preview June 9, 2025

Monday, June 9th, 2025

The Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, June 9, 2025, to begin a three-game series at Fenway Park.

Game Information

Tampa Bay Rays (35-30, second in the AL East) at Boston Red Sox (32-35, fourth in the AL East)

Boston; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT

Red Sox -114, Rays -105; over/under is 9 runs

Pitching Probables

Rays: Shane Baz (5-3, 4.96 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

Red Sox: Brayan Bello (2-1, 3.91 ERA, 1.59 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

Team Comparison

Boston has a 17-16 record at home and a 32-35 record overall. The Red Sox are 23-8 in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Tampa Bay has gone 12-10 in road games and 35-30 overall. The Rays have the seventh-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .394.

The matchup Monday is the fourth meeting between these teams this season.

Top Performers

Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 14 home runs while slugging .522. Ceddanne Rafaela is 14 for 41 with four home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Junior Caminero has 15 doubles and 15 home runs while hitting .262 for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 9 for 41 with three doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Last 10 Games

Red Sox: 5-5, .270 batting average, 4.95 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Rays: 7-3, .256 batting average, 3.03 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs

Injuries

Red Sox Injuries

Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Rays Injuries

Jonny Deluca: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

In summary

The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Boston Red Sox for an AL East matchup on June 9, 2025, at 6:10 p.m. EDT. The Rays enter the game with a 35-30 record, sitting second in the division, while the Red Sox are 32-35 and in fourth place. Tampa Bay is expected to start Shane Baz against Boston's Brayan Bello. This marks the fourth meeting between the teams this season. Key players include Rafael Devers for Boston and Junior Caminero for Tampa Bay. The Rays come into the series with better recent form, holding a 7-3 record in their last 10 games compared to the Red Sox's 5-5.

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