The Red Sox lost three of four games against the Yankees last weekend and are 22-32 since the All-Star break, putting them four games behind the Twins in the battle for the final wild-card spot, with the Mariners and Tigers also ahead of them.

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound for the Sox on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. The teams will close the regular season with a three-game series at Fenway on Sept. 27-29.

Lineups

RED SOX (75-75): Duran CF, Devers 3B, O’Neill LF, Yoshida DH, Wong C, Abreu RF, Casas 1B, Story SS, Rafaela 2B

Set up: RHP Nick Pivetta (5-10, 4.24 ERA)

RAY (73-77): Diaz DH, B Lowe 2B, Caminero 3B, Aranda 1B, Morel LF, J Lowe RF, Caballero SS, Driscoll C, Siri CF

Set up: RHP Shane Baz (2-3, 3.28 ERA)

Time: 18:50

Television, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Red Sox vs Baz: Has not faced a Boston batsman yet

Rays vs Pivetta: Jonathan Aranda 0-2, Jose Caballero 0-4, Dylan Carlson 0-2, Jonny DeLuca 1-2, Yandy Díaz 5-21, Brandon Lowe 4-13, Josh Lowe 1-5, Jose Siri 1-4, Taylor Walls 1-8

Statistics of the day: The Red Sox are 40-20 against teams currently below .500.

Notes: The Red Sox are 40-35 on the road, but just 10-13 since Aug. 2. … Pivetta is 1-6 with a 4.42 ERA in 12 appearances (11 starts) against the Rays. In his last two starts, he has a 1.50 ERA, 12 innings of strikeouts while allowing nine hits and four walks. … Baz is making his 12th start of the season, which will tie his career high. In his last two starts, he is 0-1 with a 2.38 ERA and nine strikeouts in 11⅓ innings. … The Red Sox have scored three or fewer runs in 10 of their last 15 games and 15 of their last 23 games.

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