Red Sox-Rangers Odds Preview

The Boston Red Sox and the Texas Rangers will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Rangers Ballpark. Junichi Tazawa will be the starting pitcher for the Red Sox on this day. Righthander Tazawa is 1-0 this season with a 1.80 ERA. It'll be Dustin Nippert toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Nippert is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Rangers evened their three-game series with a 7-2 win over the Red Sox on Saturday, as -135 favorites. The game's nine runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10). Julio Borbon went 4-for-5 at the plate with a pair of runs batted in for the Rangers. Derek Holland pitched 6 2-3 innings for the win, and Neftali Feliz closed out the game for his first save. Victor Martinez went 2-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run for the Red Sox, who were +115 underdogs. Brad Penny gave up eight hits and four runs over 5 2-3 innings in the loss. Team records: Boston: 66-50 SU Texas: 65-50 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 4-6 Before playing Toronto are 5-5 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 Texas most recently: When playing on Sunday are 8-2 Before playing Minnesota are 2-8 After playing Boston are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Boston is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games Boston is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Texas Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Texas Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Boston Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston Texas is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games at home Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Next up: Boston at Toronto, Tuesday, August 18 Texas home to Minnesota, Monday, August 17