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The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will meet on the field at Fenway Park on Saturday in a battle of division rivals.
Ace Scott Kazmir will be the starting pitcher for the Rays on this day. Lefthander Kazmir is 3-3 this season with a 6.00 ERA.
Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Jon Lester. The lefthander has a 5.11 ERA to go along with a 2-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Red Sox scored five runs in the sixth inning on Friday, as they defeated the Rays 7-3. The Red Sox won the game as a -110 pick’em, and the 10 runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (10).
Jason Bay went 2-for-4 at the plate, including a three-run homer. Brad Penny improved to 3-1 with the victory, giving up eight hits and three runs.
Jason Bartlett had three hits and drove in one run for the Rays. James Shields was rocked for 10 hits and five runs.
Current streak:
Boston has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Tampa Bay: 14-17 SU
Boston: 19-11 SU
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Boston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
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 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Boston
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Boston
Tampa Bay is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games at home
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Boston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay
Next up:
Boston home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, May 10

 

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