Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers
- The Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
John Smoltz will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Smoltz is 1-2 this season with a 5.40 ERA.
Smoltz's opponent in this one will be Kevin Millwood. The Rangers righthander has a 3.46 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Red Sox lost to Toronto 3-1 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).
David Ortiz drove in the Red Sox lone run, while Jon Lester took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings.
The Rangers defeated Minnesota 5-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Ian Kinsler homered twice, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the 12th inning for Texas, while Marlon Byrd scored a pair of runs in the win.
Current streak:
Boston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 55-36 SU
Texas: 49-41 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 8-2
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Texas
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games at home
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to Boston, Tuesday, July 21
- The Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark.
John Smoltz will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Smoltz is 1-2 this season with a 5.40 ERA.
Smoltz's opponent in this one will be Kevin Millwood. The Rangers righthander has a 3.46 ERA to go along with a 8-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Red Sox lost to Toronto 3-1 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (7.5).
David Ortiz drove in the Red Sox lone run, while Jon Lester took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in seven innings.
The Rangers defeated Minnesota 5-3 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9.5).
Ian Kinsler homered twice, including a two-run shot in the bottom of the 12th inning for Texas, while Marlon Byrd scored a pair of runs in the win.
Current streak:
Boston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 55-36 SU
Texas: 49-41 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Texas are 8-2
After playing Toronto are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
Texas most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing Texas
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games
Boston is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Texas
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Texas's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games at home
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Texas home to Boston, Tuesday, July 21