Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg

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Probable Pitchers: (L) Miley, W (0-1) vs. (R) Archer, C (2-1)

The Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.

The Red Sox are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 1 of a series and 5-2 in their last 7 road games. They are 2-5 in their last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400 and 4-10 in their last 14 Tuesday games. The over is 6-0 in the Red Sox last 6 vs. a team with a losing record and 4-0 in their last 4 road games.

The Rays are 4-0 in their last 4 vs. a team with a winning record and 15-6 in their last 21 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600. They are 6-2 in Archer's last 8 starts with 4 days of rest and 5-2 in Archer's last 7 starts. The over is 9-0-3 in the Rays last 12 games following an off day and 6-1 in their last 7 home games.

Head-to-head, the under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Tampa Bay. The Red Sox are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in Tampa Bay.

Boston Red Sox Betting Trends

The Boston Red Sox are 9-3-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Boston Red Sox is -0.1

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 8-5-0 against the over/under

The run differential for the Tampa Bay Rays is -0.9

Injuries to Watch

Boston Red Sox

04/20/15 3B Pablo Sandoval Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Monday vs. Baltimore Orioles
04/06/15 P Edwin Escobar Shoulder 15-day DL (3/29)
04/04/15 C Christian Vazquez Elbow 60-day DL (3/30), out for season

Tampa Bay Rays

04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder 15-day DL (4/16)
04/09/15 1B James Loney Oblique 15-day DL (4/7)
04/09/15 C John Jaso Wrist 15-day DL (4/7)
04/06/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Drew Smyly Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Jake McGee Elbow 15-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 P Matt Moore Elbow 60-day DL (4/6)
04/06/15 SS Nick Franklin Oblique 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 P Alex Colome Pneumonia 15-day DL (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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