AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES
RED SOX VS. RAYS
BOSTON RED SOX RECORD
92-70 (Wild card)
MANAGER
Alex Cora (third season; two stints)
PROJECTED ROTATION
LH Eduardo Rodríguez (13-8, 4.74 ERA) RH Nick Pivetta (9-8, 4.53 ERA)
LH Chris Sale (5-1, 3.16 ERA, 52 Ks) RH Nathan Eovaldi (11-9, 3.75 ERA, 195 Ks)
TOP HITTERS
3B Rafael Devers (.279, 38 HR, 113 RBI) SS Xander Bogaerts (.295, 23 HR, 79 RBI) RF Hunter Renfroe (.259, 31 HR, 96 RBI)
TOP RELIEVERS
RH Matt Barnes (6-5, 3.79 ERA, 24/30 saves) RH Garrett Whitlock (8-4, 1.96 ERA, 2 saves) RH Tanner Houck (1-5, 3.52 ERA, 87 Ks,)
OCTOBER GLANCE
Red Sox are back in the playoffs for first time since winning the 2018 World Series. Nathan Eovaldi led all AL qualified pitchers during regular season with 1.79 walks per nine innings, ranked second with 5.57 K/BB and seventh with 195 strikeouts.
TAMPA BAY RAYS RECORD
100-62 (AL East champion)
MANAGER
Kevin Cash (seventh season)
PROJECTED ROTATION
LH Shane McClanahan (10-6, 3.43 ERA, 141 Ks) RH Shane Baz (2-0, 2.03 ERA, 18 Ks in 132⁄ IP)
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RH Drew Rasmussen (4-1, 2.84 ERA, 73 Ks) RH Michael Wacha (3-5, 5.05 ERA, 121 Ks)
TOP HITTERS
2B Brandon Lowe (.247, 39 HR, 99 RBI) LF Austin Meadows (.234, 27 HR, 106 RBI) LF Randy Arozarena (.274, 20 HR, 69 RBI)
TOP RELIEVERS
RH Andrew Kittredge (9-3, 1.88 ERA, 8 saves) RH Collin McHugh (6-1, 1.55 ERA, 1 save) LH Josh Fleming (10-8, 5.09 ERA, 1 save)
OCTOBER GLANCE
The defending AL champion Rays, who lost to the Dodgers in last year’s World Series, are in the playoffs for a franchise-best third straight season. Randy Arozarena burst onto the scene in last year’s playoffs, setting postseason records for home runs (10) and hits (29) and winning ALCS MVP.
Series schedule THURSDAY
Boston at Tampa Bay, 8:07 p.m. (TV: FS1)
FRIDAY
Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:02 p.m. (TV: FS1)
SUNDAY
Tampa Bay at Boston, 4:07 p.m. (TV: MLB)
X-MONDAY
Tampa Bay at Boston, time TBD (TV: FS1 or MLB)
X-WEDNESDAY
Boston at Tampa Bay, time TBD (TV: FS1) x - if necessary all times ET