The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Angel Stadium.
Tim Wakefield will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Wakefield is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Angels will be Jered Weaver. The righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Red Sox were defeated 4-3 by the Rays last time out, as +130 underdogs. The game's seven runs fell UNDER the posted over\/under (8.5).
Kevin Youkilis had three hits and scored twice for the Red Sox. Daisuke Matsuzaka gave up four runs off nine hits over 5 1-3 innings in the loss.
The A's scored all their runs over the final two innings in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Angels. The A's won the game as +105 underdogs, while the 10 runs made it OVER the posted over\/under (9).
Juan Rivera went 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored for the Angels, who were -115 favorites. Brian Fuentes gave up three runs in one inning to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Boston has lost 2 straight games.
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 1-2 SU
Los Angeles: 1-2 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing LA Angels are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4<\/p>\n
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 7-3
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston's last 15 games when playing on the road against LA Angels
Boston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games
LA Angels are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Angels's last 15 games when playing at home against Boston
LA Angels are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
LA Angels are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home
Next up:
LA Angels home to Boston, Saturday, April 11<\/p>\n