VW'S 3-0 MLB TRIPLE PLAY SWEEP
- Handicapper
- Vegas Writer
- League
- MLB
- Competition
- Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays
- Release Date
- 09/18/2026 02:18 PM
- Event Date
- 09/18/2026 07:10 PM
- Bet Type
- Moneyline
- Pick
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Tampa Bay Rays -132
(BetOnline)
- Outcome
- Loss
- Analysis
- Tampa Bay’s six-game winning streak makes the Rays the strongest momentum play on the board. The run has expanded their AL East advantage to five games, and Thursday’s 10-1 demolition of the Athletics showed that the streak is strengthening rather than becoming vulnerable. Tampa Bay scored six times in the fourth inning, drew nine walks and turned a competitive game into a rout through lineup-wide pressure. The Rays have now won six straight.
Boston avoided a sweep in Texas with a late three-run homer Thursday, but one comeback victory doesn't match Tampa Bay’s sustained form. The Red Sox dropped the first two games of that series and needed an eighth-inning rescue to stop the bleeding. Tampa Bay consistently creates scoring opportunities, gets contributions throughout its lineup, and closes games cleanly. At a low price, they remain a reasonable bet on the league’s hottest current streak against an opponent that has won only once in its last three games.
