The Tampa Bay Rays (74-77) host the Boston Red Sox (75-76) at 6:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

The probable starters are Ryan Pepiot (8-6) for the Rays and Tanner Houck (8-10) for the Red Sox.

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Rays vs. Red Sox Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
• Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
• TV: NESN
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Venue: Tropicana Field
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Pepiot – TB (8-6, 3.76 ERA) vs Houck – BOS (8-10, 3.24 ERA)

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Rays Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Ryan Pepiot

• The Rays’ Pepiot (8-6) will make his 24th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed two innings while giving up two earned runs on four hits in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 27-year-old has pitched in 23 games this season with a 3.76 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings with a batting average against of .218.
• He has earned a quality start eight times in 23 starts this season.
• Pepiot has 16 starts of five or more innings this season in 23 chances. He averages 5 innings per outing.
• He has four appearances with no earned runs allowed in 23 chances this season.

Ryan Pepiot vs. Red Sox

• The Red Sox rank 10th in MLB with 713 runs scored this season. They have a .254 batting average this campaign with 188 home runs (eighth in the league).
• The right-hander has allowed the Red Sox to go 2-for-13 with three RBI in four innings this season.

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Red Sox Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Tanner Houck

• Houck (8-10) gets the starting nod for the Red Sox in his 29th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.24 ERA in 169 2/3 innings pitched, with 150 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out came on Wednesday, Sept. 4 against the New York Mets, when he tossed five innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up five hits.
• During 28 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 3.24 ERA and 8 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .235 to his opponents.
• Houck has 19 quality starts under his belt this year.
• Houck is aiming for his 11th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages six frames per start.
• In six of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
• The 28-year-old’s 3.24 ERA ranks 12th, 1.167 WHIP ranks 27th, and 8 K/9 ranks 39th among qualifying pitchers this season.

Tanner Houck vs. Rays

• He meets a Rays offense that ranks 28th in the league with 578 total runs scored while batting .231 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .370 slugging percentage (28th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 140 home runs (27th in the league).
• Head-to-head against the Rays this season, Houck has thrown 12 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on seven hits while striking out 12.

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