Athletics-Red Sox Odds Preview

The Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Fenway Park. Righthander Vin Mazzaro will take the mound for the Athletics to start this game. Mazzaro is 2-7 this season with a 4.75 ERA. The Red Sox will counter Mazzaro with Clay Buchholz. Righthander Buchholz has a 3.72 ERA to go along with a 1-1 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 230-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dustin Pedroia went 2-for-4 with a big fly and two runs batted in, as the Red Sox defeated the Athletics 8-3 on Monday night. Boston won as -270 home favorites as the game played OVER the 8.5-run total posted by sportsbooks. Jed Lowrie also drove in two runs for the Red Sox, while winning pitcher Josh Beckett gave up three runs over seven innings for Boston. Kurt Suzuki knocked in two runs for Oakland, as Trevor Cahill was tagged for six runs over five innings to take the loss for the Athletics. Current streak: Oakland has lost 2 straight games. Team records: Oakland: 41-57 SU Boston: 58-40 SU Oakland most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 2-8 Before playing Boston are 4-6 After playing Boston are 3-7 After a loss are 5-5 Boston most recently: When playing on Tuesday are 3-7 Before playing Oakland are 4-6 After playing Oakland are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oakland's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 6 games Oakland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Oakland Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Boston's last 11 games Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Oakland Next up: Boston home to Oakland, Wednesday, July 29