Rays-Red Sox Pointers

The Tampa Bay Rays will be trying to extend a winning streak on Tuesday when they take on the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The Rays will give the ball to starter Matt Garza in this one. Righthander Garza is 4-1 this season with a 3.78 ERA. Garza's opponent in this one will be Justin Masterson. The Red Sox righthander has a 1.46 ERA to go along with a 1-0 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rays defeated the White Sox 4-3 as a -130 favorite on Sunday. The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Gabe Gross hit a walk-off solo home run in the tenth inning and had three RBI for Tampa Bay, while Andy Sonnanstine went five 1-3 innings, allowing three runs on 10 hit in a no-decision. Manny Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a homer for Boston in its 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. Baltimore upset Boston as +100 home underdogs as the game pushed the 9-run total listed by sportsbooks. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 3 straight games. Team records: Tampa Bay: 35-22 SU Boston: 35-25 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 4-6 After playing Chi White Sox are 6-4 After a win are 6-4 Boston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 5-5 After playing Baltimore are 6-4 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone OVER in 8 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games on the road Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay Boston is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games when playing Tampa Bay Next up: Boston home to Tampa Bay, Wednesday, June 4