John Romano | The organization known for coddling starters is now throwing more innings than any rotation in baseball.

The Rays' bullpen has tossed 28.2 innings since their last off day, so Mason Englert is set to provide some much-needed reinforcements against the Red Sox.

The Rays closed out a 5-1 homestand with Sunday's 3-2 victory. All of this helped Tampa Bay stay strong in the latest MLB Power Rankings, sitting in the No. 14 spot and moving up two from last week's location, according to MLB.com.

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If Chandler Simpson is smarting after the Tampa Bay Rays sent him to Triple-A Durham, he isn’t showing it. Simpson, 24, went 5-for-5 Sunday as the Durham Bulls routed the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins affiliate) 10-2.

All these years later, the Rays’ use agreement at Tropicana Field is 90% completed, and still there is no hint of a long-term stadium solution in sight for Tampa Bay. There may, however, be a temporary solution.

The Tampa Bay Rays (36-30) face the Boston Red Sox (32-36) in the second game of a 3-game set Tuesday. First pitch from Fenway Park is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Ian Seymour, who grew up 30 miles from Boston, showed out for his family and friends in the Tampa Bay Rays' extra-inning victory at Fenway Park on Monday.

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As the formal session was breaking up, Junior Caminero, the team’s current young, rising star third baseman, walked in to pay his respects to the three-time All-Star third baseman in what the Rays can hope was a meeting of past and future greatness.