A winning streak will be on the line for the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday when they battle the Boston Red Sox at CitizensBankPark.
The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander JonLester in this game. Lester has a 5-5 record and a 5.09 ERA this season.
The Phillies will counter Lester with JoeBlanton. RighthanderBlanton has a 5.46 ERA to go along with a 4-3 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Red Sox gave up three runs in the seventh inning, before roaring back with three of their own to defeat the Yankees 4-3 on Thursday. The Red Sox won the game as +135 underdogs, and the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
DavidOrtiz went 2-for-3 at the plate, including a solo home run. TakashiSaito earned the win in relief, and JonathanPapelbon collected his 16th save.
RaulIbanez belted a game-winning three-run homer to lift the Phillies to a 6-3 win over the Mets on Thursday, as a -105 pick’em. The game’s nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).
PedroFeliz went 3-for-4 at the plate and scored twice for the Phillies. ScottEyre got the win in relief, and RyanMadson collected his fourth save.
Current streak: Boston has won 3 straight games. Philadelphia has won 2 straight games.
Team records: Boston: 36-24 SU Philadelphia: 35-23 SU
Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing Philadelphia are 8-2 After playing NY Yankees are 8-2 After a win are 6-4
Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 1-9 After playing NY Mets are 7-3 After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston’s last 7 games Boston is 11-2 SU in its last 13 games when playing Philadelphia Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 7 games at home Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing at home against Boston Philadelphia is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Next up: Philadelphia home to Boston, Saturday, June 13
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