TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — The Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox on Monday night at George Steinbrenner Field, with first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. under cloudy skies and a temperature of 90 degrees.

Tampa Bay enters with a 37-25 record, leading the AL East, while Boston sits at 27-36, last in the division. The Rays took two of three from Boston in the teams’ last meeting May 7-10 at Fenway Park, winning 4-1 on May 10 after dropping a 2-0 decision May 8.

Left-hander Ranger Suarez (2-5, 4.15 ERA) takes the mound for Boston. In his last outing Sunday against the Yankees, Suarez took a 6-1 loss but allowed one earned run over 6 1/3 innings, striking out six. He has been inconsistent in his previous five starts, posting a 2-3 mark while holding opponents to two or fewer earned runs three times. The Red Sox offense managed just one run Sunday in a 6-1 loss at New York, with first baseman Willson Contreras driving in the lone run.

Right-hander Griffin Jax (2-3, 3.86 ERA) starts for Tampa Bay. He threw five scoreless innings Sunday against Miami, allowing three hits and striking out four, but the Rays lost 4-1. Jax’s previous start June 1 was a 9-10 loss to Detroit in which he surrendered six earned runs in four innings. The Rays fell 4-1 to the Marlins on Sunday and have lost four of their past six.

The betting market favors Boston, installed as a -1.5 run favorite, with the over/under set at 7.5 runs. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 4-3 Red Sox victory.

Boston enters the three-game set after a 5-3 win Friday against the Yankees. Tampa Bay last faced Boston on May 10 with a 4-1 win. The Rays’ offense has struggled during the past week, scoring two or fewer runs in three of their past four games.

Following Monday’s contest, the teams meet again Tuesday and Wednesday before Boston returns home to host Texas starting Friday. Tampa Bay travels to Los Angeles to face the Angels on Friday.