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The Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays will meet on the field at Tropicana Field on Wednesday in a battle of division rivals. The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Brad Penny in this game. Penny has a 7-5 record and a 5.07 ERA this season. Penny's opponent in this one will be David Price. The Rays lefthander has a 5.10 ERA to go along with a 4-4 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 128-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Evan Longoria's two-run, walk-off shot in the bottom of the 13th inning lifted the Rays over the Red Sox 4-2 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay won as a -110 home pick 'em, as the game played UNDER the 8.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. Longoria also homered to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth inning for the Rays, while Lance Cormier picked up the win in relief of starter Matt Garza for Tampa Bay. Kevin Youkilis and Dustin Pedroia went yard for Boston, as Takashi Saito was tagged with the loss after allowing Longoria's dinger in the bottom of the 13th inning. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 2 straight games. Team records: Boston: 62-43 SU Tampa Bay: 59-48 SU Boston most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 5-5 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Seattle are 4-6 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Boston is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games on the road Boston is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing Tampa Bay Boston is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Boston Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston Next up: Boston at NY Yankees, Thursday, August 6 Tampa Bay at Seattle, Friday, August 7