The Rays are the hottest team in baseball at 10-0. That's the best start of any big league team since 1987.

Tampa Bay has its ace, lefty Shane McClanahan, going today, too.

The Red Sox have hit only .222 against McClanahan in five starts spanning 29 1/3 innings. McClanahan is off to an excellent start this season with a 1.50 ERA in two starts.

Boston won't have slugger Adam Duvall. He's out indefinitely after suffering a broken wrist. That's a big power right-handed bat McClanahan doesn't have to worry about.

The Red Sox have lost 20 of the past 26 times in Tampa Bay. Boston has trouble playing on artificial turf, which is the surface of Tropicana Park. The Red Sox have dropped 38 of their last 51 games on astroturf.

Garrett Whitlock gets the start for Boston. He figures to be rusty and could have a limited pitch count since this will be his first start since he underwent hip surgery last September.

I find the price to be fair to keep riding the Rays, especially when they have McClanahan going.