Getty The Red Sox will be hosting the Rays for a three-game series, starting Friday evening at 7:10 ET.
Coming off of a rare loss in Philadelphia, the Boston Red Sox are set to take on the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game series, starting on Friday, August 17.
For those in the Red Sox television market, all three games of the series will be broadcast on NESN. For those in the Rays market, all games will be on Fox Sports Sun. Fortunately, even if you don’t have cable or can’t get to a TV, you can watch a live stream of those channels (if you’re in market) on your computer, phone or streaming device by signing up for one of the following cable-free, live-TV streaming services.
NESN and Fox Sports Sun (both in select markets) are both part of the 70-plus channels included in FuboTV’s main package, which is largely tailored towards sports fans. You can sign up for a free 7-day trial right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the games on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of Cloud DVR (with the ability to upgrade to 500 hours), as well as a “72-Hour Lookback” feature, which will allow you to watch any game up to three days after it airs even if you forgot to record it.
In addition to their extensive Netflix-like streaming library, Hulu now also offers a bundle of 50-plus live TV channels, including both NESN and Fox Sports Sun (both in select markets). You can sign up for “Hulu with Live TV” right here, and you can then watch a live stream of the games on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, “Hulu with Live TV” also comes with 50 hours of Cloud DVR storage (with the ability to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of DVR space and the ability to fast forward through commercials).
Out of Market: MLB.TV
For those who live outside of the Red Sox and Rays markets, you can watch every MLB out-of-market regular season game via MLB.tv, which costs $24.99 for a month or $49.99 for the rest of the season. Once signed up, you can watch on your computer via the MLB.tv website, or on your phone, tablet or streaming device via the MLB At Bat app.
Preview
As of Friday, the Red Sox are 50 games above .500, with an 11-2 home streak for the month of August.
Tampa Bay, meanwhile, is currently working with a winning season as well, with a .512 winning percentage entering the three-game tilt. Though the Rays started off with a lukewarm season, the team has slowly picked up momentum. They’ve won their previous three series against the Blue Jays, Orioles, and Yankees, and should pose as a strong competitor to the MLB-leading Sox.
For the series opener, the pitching matchup will be Brian Johnson vs. Ryne Stanek, with the latter serving as a one- or two-inning “opener” for Tampa Bay. David Price will then take the bump on Saturday against Tyler Glasnow, while Chris Sale is scheduled to pitch for the Sox on Sunday. The Rays’ Sunday starter has yet to be announced, though it could be Stanek again.
The game schedule for the series is as follows:
Friday, August 17: 7:10 p.m. ET
Saturday, August 18: 4:10 p.m. ET
Sunday, August 19: 10:05 p.m. ET