Cardinals-Red Sox Pointers

The Boston Red Sox will be trying to extend a winning streak on Friday when they take on the St. Louis Cardinals at Fenway Park. The Cardinals will trot Kyle Lohse out to the mound in this one. Righthander Lohse has a 8-2 record and a 3.77 ERA this season. Lohse's opponent in this one will be Tim Wakefield. The Red Sox righthander has a 4.19 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 167-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Cardinals lost 8-7 to the Royals last time out at EVEN odds. The five runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (9.5). Rick Ankiel hit a solo home run for the only Cardinals run. Brad Thompson suffered the loss, giving up two runs off five hits over five innings of work. J.D. Drew belted a three-run homer as the Red Sox defeated the Phillies 7-4 in the rubber match on Wednesday, as +125 road underdogs. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5). Drew finished 4-for-5 at the plate with four RBIs for the Red Sox. Justin Masterson tossed five innings for the win, and Jonathan Papelbon threw a scoreless ninth inning for his 21st save. Current streak: St. Louis has lost 3 straight games. Boston has won 2 straight games. Team records: St. Louis: 42-32 SU Boston: 46-29 SU St. Louis most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Kansas City are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Boston most recently: When playing on Friday are 8-2 Before playing St. Louis are 7-3 After playing Philadelphia are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing Boston St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston Boston is 17-2 SU in its last 19 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 6 games when playing St. Louis The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against St. Louis Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Boston home to St. Louis, Saturday, June 21