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

By reaching 25 steals against the Red Sox on Tuesday, José Caballero achieved a feat the Rays had only seen from Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Josh Lowe.

Tampa Bay took Game 1 of the series in extra innings, 10-8, yesterday behind two runs in the top of the 11th. The Rays spoiled the debut of the No. 1 prospect in baseball, Roman Anthony. The rookie went 0-for-4, but had a clutch at-bat bringing in a run during the bottom of the 9th inning off a ground out fielders choice.

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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.

Here’s a good hypothetical question: If the Tampa Bay Rays make this year ... don’t feel bad. Apparently, Major League Baseball and the Rays would both have the same response.

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.

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 of his hard work, and the help and support he got from family and friends along the way, as he made his major-league debut, throwing two scoreless and hitless innings at Fenway Park, where he used to attend games as a kid, to lead the Rays to a hard-fought win.