Boston got their first win of the season last night with a win over the Blue Jays and tonight they send Daniel Bard to the mound making his first career start. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario<\/strong> PITCHING MATCHUP<\/strong>: Red Sox RH Daniel Bard (2011: 2-9, 3.33 ERA) vs. Blue Jays RH Kyle Drabek (2011: 4-5, 6.06 ERA)<\/p>\n Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Boston rotation is hurting with John Lackey and Daisuke Matsuzaka recovering from Tommy John surgery and closer Andrew Bailey is out until, at least, the All Star break with a thumb injury. MLB lines have the Red Sox as the slight favorite tonight with a run total of 9.5 runs.<\/p>\n In last night’s game the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 4-2.<\/p>\n This season the Blue Jays have a run line W\/L record of 3-1 and an O\/U record of 2-2 and the Red Sox have a run line WL record of 3-1 with an O\/U record of 2-2.<\/p>\n Bard has pitched well in the bullpen for the last few seasons with a 2.88 career ERA and opponents are only hitting .190 against him.<\/p>\n The Red Sox were staring 0-4 in the face last night, but scored 3 runs in the 9th inning to pull out a win. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Kyle Drabek (4-5, 6.06 ERA in 2011) takes the mound for the Blue Jays and he has not pitched at home since June of last season when he was shelled for 8 runs in only 4 innings. He really has to worry about the middle of the lineup of the Red Sox in David Ortiz and Adrian Gonzalez, who each are hitting .467 with 7 hits in 15 at bats.<\/p>\n Only 1 full time player for the Blue Jays is hitting above .300 in Kelly Johnson, but Toronto is getting key hits and so far after 4 games they rank 6th in the Majors in runs.<\/p>\n There are several Toronto players that are hitting below the Mendoza line and they need to start hitting or the team will not survive long in the killer AL East.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this AL East match up the Red Sox are 3-12 in their last 15 road games, 1-6 in their last 7 games as a road favorite, and they have an Over record of 10-4-1 in their last 15 games.<\/p>\n The Blue Jays are 0-4 in their last 4 games as an underdog, 1-4 in their last 5 games following a loss, and they have an Under record of 5-1 in their last 6 games as an underdog.<\/p>\n The Red Sox have won 15 of their last 22 games against the Blue Jays in Toronto.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7:07 PM EST Tuesday, April 10, 2012<\/strong>
\nNCAA Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Red Sox -125 \/ Blue Jays +105 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 9.5 runs <\/strong><\/p>\n