The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will meet on the field at Fenway Park on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals.
Ace lefthander Scott Kazmir will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Kazmir is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Jon Lester. The lefthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Winning pitcher Josh Beckett allowed only one run over seven innings to lead the Red Sox past the Rays 5-3 on Tuesday.
Boston won as -145 home favorites as the game played under the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Dustin Pedroia and Jason Varitek went yard for the Red Sox, while Kevin Youkilis went 2-for-4 for Boston.
Evan Longoria knocked in two runs for Tampa Bay, as James Shields was tagged for five runs over 5 1-3 innings to take the loss for the Rays.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 0-1 SU
Boston: 1-0 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5
Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
Tampa Bay is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Boston
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Boston is 11-4 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Boston is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Boston home to Tampa Bay, Thursday, April 9