Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Tigers-Red Sox Preview

The Detroit Tigers will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
The Tigers will trot Kenny Rogers out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Rogers has a 0-1 record and a 3.00 ERA this season.
Starting this game for the Red Sox will be Daisuke Matsuzaka. The righthander has a 2.31 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Tigers lost to the White Sox 13-2 as a -165 favorite on Sunday. The 15 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9).
Ramon Santiago was 2-4 with an RBI for Detroit, while Justin Verlander took the loss after allowing nine runs (four were earned) on seven hits in 5 2-3 innings.
The Red Sox lost to Toronto 7-4 as a +100 underdog on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8).
Josh Beckett was tagged for five runs on three hits in 4 2-3 innings for the Red Sox, while J.D. Drew was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Current streak:
Detroit has lost 6 straight games.
Boston has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 0-6 SU
Boston: 3-4 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Chi White Sox are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Detroit's last 22 games on the road
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston
Boston is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Next up:
Boston home to Detroit, Wednesday, April 9

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