The division rival Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays are set to renew hostilities on Wednesday when they meet at Tropicana Field.
The Red Sox will trot ace JoshBeckett out to the mound in this one. RighthanderBeckett has a 14-5 record and a 3.80 ERA this season.
Beckett‘s opponent in this one will be MattGarza. The Rays righthander has a 3.95 ERA to go along with a 7-9 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
KevinYoukilis was 2-for-4 with a homer and two runs batted in, as the Red Sox topped the Rays 8-4 on Tuesday night.
Boston cashed as -170 road favorites, while the game played OVER the 9-run total posted by oddsmakers.
J.D.Drew smashed a two-run dinger for the Red Sox, as JonLester gave up two runs over six innings to earn the win for Boston.
CarlosPena went 2-for-4 with a big fly and two RBIs for TampaBay, while AndySonnanstine allowed three earned runs over four innings to take the defeat for the Rays.
Current streak: Boston has won 4 straight games.
Team records: Boston: 77-54 SU TampaBay: 71-60 SU
Boston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 8-2 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a win are 7-3
Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Boston are 7-3 After playing Boston are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider: Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Boston is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay Boston is 5-16 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Boston Tampa Bay is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home Tampa Bay is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Boston Tampa Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Next up: Tampa Bay home to Boston, Thursday, September 3
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