Rays-Red Sox Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Fenway Park. Righthander Matt Garza will take the mound for the Rays to start this game. Garza is 11-10 this season with a 3.82 ERA. It'll be Jon Lester toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Lefthander Lester is 17-6 with a 3.01 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 185-moneyline favorites versus the Rays, while the game's total is sitting at 8½. B.J. Upton drove in the winning run in the 11th inning on Saturday night as the Rays topped the Red Sox 9-8 in Game 2 of this series. The Rays pulled out the win as -114 home favorites in that contest, while the combined score went well OVER the night's posted total (8). Team records: Tampa Bay: 97-65 SU Boston: 95-67 SU Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 6-4 Before playing Boston are 5-5 After playing Boston are 9-1 After a win are 6-4 Boston most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a loss are 7-3 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston Tampa Bay is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Boston Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Boston is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing at home against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games at home Boston is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games Next up: Boston home to Tampa Bay, Tuesday, October 14