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Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
- The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Fenway Park.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander James Shields in this game. Shields has a 9-10 record and a 4.02 ERA this season.
Shields's opponent in this one will be Jon Lester. The Red Sox lefthander has a 3.44 ERA to go along with a 12-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays were swept away in a 4-2 loss to the Yankees last time out, as +130 underdogs. The six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Jason Bartlett went deep in the loss for the Rays, who were +130 underdogs. Lance Cormier surrendered two runs in relief and was tagged with the loss.
The Red Sox completed a short two-game sweep of the Orioles with a 7-5 victory in the series finale on Wednesday, as -195 favorites. The 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
Victor Martinez hit a three-run double to lead the way. Billy Wagner picked up his first win in relief for the Red Sox.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has lost 8 straight games.
Boston has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 72-68 SU
Boston: 81-58 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7
Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Boston's last 20 games at home
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Boston home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, September 12
- The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Fenway Park.
The Rays will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander James Shields in this game. Shields has a 9-10 record and a 4.02 ERA this season.
Shields's opponent in this one will be Jon Lester. The Red Sox lefthander has a 3.44 ERA to go along with a 12-7 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Rays were swept away in a 4-2 loss to the Yankees last time out, as +130 underdogs. The six runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Jason Bartlett went deep in the loss for the Rays, who were +130 underdogs. Lance Cormier surrendered two runs in relief and was tagged with the loss.
The Red Sox completed a short two-game sweep of the Orioles with a 7-5 victory in the series finale on Wednesday, as -195 favorites. The 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
Victor Martinez hit a three-run double to lead the way. Billy Wagner picked up his first win in relief for the Red Sox.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has lost 8 straight games.
Boston has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 72-68 SU
Boston: 81-58 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7
Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Baltimore are 6-4
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Boston's last 20 games at home
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Boston home to Tampa Bay, Saturday, September 12
