The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox meet in Game 3 of the ALDS, They come into this game tied at one game apiece. Tampa took Game 1 5-0 and was up 5-2 in game 2 before their pen faltered and they dropped the game 14-6. The Rays will turn to Drew Rasmussen in this crucial Game 3. He has made 10 starts this season while pitching in 35 total games. He posted a 4-1 record with a 2.84 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 76.0 innings of work. The Red Sox got their bats going in Game 2 when they needed them and will look to build on that today in this pivotal game.
The Red Sox will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound. He posted an 11-9 record with a 3.75 ERA and 195 strikeouts this season.

Eovaldi looked great in the Wild Card game, giving up just one run to the Yankees on four hits and 5.1 innings. Eovaldi has just the one earned run in his last 11.1 innings. Rasmussen is just a rookie and will struggle against a Red Sox team that may have just found their swing and are playing at home.

Play on Boston.