After a terrible start the Red Sox have gotten back on track and they are not at .500 and have won 7 of their last 10 games. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n Even though they are still in the basement of the AL East they are only 5.5 games out of first place and they have won 4 of 6 games facing the Rays this season. Tampa Bay is 6-4 in their last 10 games and they are only 1 game back of the Orioles for first place in the AL East.<\/p>\n In their last games the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 and the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4.<\/p>\n This season the Rays have an O\/U record of 18-23 with a run-line W\/L record of 19-26 and the Red Sox have an O\/U record of 26-17 with a run-line W\/L record of 21-23.<\/p>\n Even though the Red Sox are still 2 games under .500 at home (9-11) they have won 5 straight at Fenway and this season the Rays are 10-11 on the road.<\/p>\n Alex Cobb (1-0, 2.57 ERA) takes the hill for the Rays tonight and in his last start he was solid giving up 2 earned runs in 7 innings in a win over the Braves. Jon Lester (3-3, 3.95 ERA) goes for the Red Sox tonight and in his last outing he got the win against the Phillies even though he gave up 4 earned runs in 6 innings.<\/p>\n Lester is looking for his 3rd straight win and even though he is 10-6 facing the Rays in his career he has lost his last 2 starts facing them. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n Cobb is making his first start against the Red Sox tonight.<\/p>\n Tampa’s pitching has really struggled in the Boston losses this season giving up 36 runs in the 4 games.<\/p>\n After their offense had sputtered in losing 4 of 5 games the Rays have scored 13 runs in their last 2 games both of which they won.<\/p>\n Cobb has to be careful with David Ortiz, who is hitting .455 with 1 HR and 8 RBI in 6 games facing the Rays this season. Cobb will be facing a Red Sox offense that ranks 3rd in the Majors in runs scored and batting average.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this AL East match up the Rays are 14-5 in their last 19 games following a win, 2-7 in their last 9 road games vs. a left-handed starter, and they have an Under record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 road games.<\/p>\n The Red Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 overall, 4-9 in Lester’s last 13 starts, and they have an Over record of 17-7-1 in their last 25 home games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7:10 PM EST Friday, May 25, 2012<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: TB +140 \/ BOS -159 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 9 runs<\/strong><\/p>\n