Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
June 9, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.
FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules
Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.
*It should be noted that FanDuel does not utilize the pitcher position in single game MLB contests. Having stated that, only batters are available for single game MLB lineups on the FanDuel platform.
Here are my FanDuel picks for this evening’s Rays vs. Red Sox matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Jarren Duran, Outfielder, Boston Red Sox $12,200
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s American League game? The Boston Red Sox arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays playing quality baseball. The Red Sox have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 10-7 win over the New York Yankees two days ago.
Similar to the Boston Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays are playing well entering this evening’ s contest. More specifically, the Rays have won five of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers last week.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this MLB game. Outfielder Jarren Duran has been a standout performer for the Boston Red Sox this season. With that said, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Duran’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 57 games that Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Duran has compiled a .274 batting average, 78 hits (four home runs), 19 walks, 35 RBIs (runs batted in), a .328 OBS (On-Base Percentage) and a .756 OPS (On-base Plus Slugging).
Last month, in the Boston Red Sox’s 7-6 win over the Atlanta Braves, Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran played exceptionally well. In the Boston Red Sox’s victory over the Braves, Duran amassed two hits (one home run), four RBIs and one run scored. It should also be noted that in the Red Sox’s defeat of the Braves, Duran tallied a whopping 32.2 FanDuel points.
In my view, Jarren Duran is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran at the MVP position for this one game FanDuel MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Rafael Devers, Third Baseman (Boston Red Sox) $13,600: Brandon Lowe, Second Baseman (Tampa Bay Rays) $10,400: Marcelo Mayer, Shortstop (Boston Red Sox) $4,200.
