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The Boston Red Sox will be trying to extend a winning streak on Saturday when they take on the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. The Red Sox will give the ball to ace starter Josh Beckett in this one. Righthander Beckett is 12-4 this season with a 3.44 ERA. It'll be David Hernandez toeing the rubber for the Orioles in this contest. Righthander Hernandez is 3-2 with a 3.40 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 178-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Kevin Youkilis launched a two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Orioles on Friday, as -130 favorites. The game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9). David Ortiz also went deep for a two-run dinger in the win. John Smoltz pitched six innings for the win, giving up eight hits and five runs. Aubery Huff and Nolan Reimold hit two-run homers in a losing cause for the Orioles, who were +110 underdogs. Jeremy Guthrie was tagged for all six runs over 6 2-3 innings of work. Current streak: Boston has won 2 straight games. Team records: Boston: 60-42 SU Baltimore: 44-58 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Baltimore are 7-3 After playing Baltimore are 7-3 After a win are 6-4 Baltimore most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Boston are 2-8 After playing Boston are 3-7 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games Boston is 12-2 SU in its last 14 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Baltimore's last 18 games Baltimore is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games Baltimore is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Boston Next up: Baltimore home to Boston, Sunday, August 2