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The Boston Red Sox are in great shape entering the second half of the season. The Red Sox currently have a 53-45 record and are in the second AL Wild Card spot.

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The Red Sox last had a 10-game win streak in July 2018 and head into the All-Star break in third place in the competitive AL East.

Boston will turn to Brayan Bello — who also authored a complete game last time out — to try to send the Sox into the All-Star break on a 10-game winning streak with a win over the Rays Sunday. The Rays will counter with righthander Ryan Pepiot as the visitors look to avoid a sweep at Fenway.

The Tampa Bay Rays (50-46) visit the Boston Red Sox (52-45) Sunday in the finale of a 4-game series. First pitch from Fenway Park is set for 1:35 p.m. ET (MLB Network). 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.

Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run double as part of a three-run seventh inning and Boston Red Sox earned their season-high seventh straight win, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.