Boston Red Sox's Marcelo Mayer, right, is kissed on the Wally the Green Monster mask by pitcher Lucas Giolito (54) after his solo home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Boston. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa

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There's a lot to like about the Boston Red Sox right now, despite all of the injuries. Boston has won three straight games and six of its last eight games. Of t

BOSTON — Entering the middle game of their weekend series with the New York Yankees, the Red Sox had won six of their previous eight games, bringing them to within a game of .500. It’s not hard to pinpoint why things have stabilized some: the team is getting far better — and deeper — contributions from the team’s starting rotation.

Marcelo Mayer’s first major league home run was greeted by a chorus of boos as he rounded the bases at New York’s Yankee Stadium last week.

A line drive that isn’t caught, well-struck balls that don’t fall, a couple pitches that are hit make for a different kind of night.

The Rays (-110 moneyline odds to win) and the Red Sox (-109) will square off in an expected tight matchup. The starting pitchers are Shane Baz (5-3) for the Tampa Bay Rays, and Brayan Bello (2-1) for the Boston Red Sox.