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Righthander Vicente Padilla will take the mound for the Rangers to start this game. Padilla is 12-6 this season with a 4.85 ERA.
The Red Sox will counter Padilla with Daisuke Matsuzaka. Righthander Matsuzaka has a 2.90 ERA to go along with a 13-2 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 280-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Red Sox doubled the Rangers 8-4 on Wednesday, as -240 favorites. The combined 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
Kevin Youkilis went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the Red Sox. Jon Lester improved to 11-4 with the win, giving up three runs off seven hits in 7 1-3 innings of work.
Milton Bradley cracked a three-run homer in a losing effort for the Rangers. Luis Mendoza allowed eight runs off nine hits in just four innings on the mound.
Current streak:
Team records:
Boston: 70-51 SU Texas most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 3-7 Before playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After playing Boston are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Boston most recently: A few trends to consider:
Texas is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road Texas is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston Texas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Texas Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up:
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