Courtesy of OddsShark.com: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at The Phillies will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Cole Hamels in this game. Hamels has a 5-5 record and a 3.98 ERA this season. It'll be Tim Wakefield toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Righthander Wakefield is 2-4 with a 5.37 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Phillies, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Daniel Nava hit his first even pitch in the major leagues for a grand slam home run as the Red Sox defeated the Phillies 10-2 on Saturday. The Red Sox won that game as -155 favorites, while the 12 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10) set by sportsbooks. Manny Delcarmen tossed two scoreless innings of relief to pick up the win for the Red Sox. Joe Blanton was rocked for 13 hits and nine runs over four innings in the Phillies loss. Current streak: Team records: Boston: 37-27 SU Philadelphia most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5 After playing Boston are 1-9 After a loss are 3-7 Boston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 5-5 Before playing Arizona are 6-3 After playing Philadelphia are 8-2 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Philadelphia is 4-17 SU in its last 21 games when playing Boston Philadelphia is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Boston Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Philadelphia Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home Boston is 17-4 SU in its last 21 games when playing Philadelphia Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games Next up: Grandmaster sports handicapper Joe Duffy former General Manager of the Freescoreboard scorephone network and CEO of OffshoreInsiders.com the premier hub of world-class handicappers. |