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(MLB) Boston vs. Tampa Bay,
Point Spread: 1.50 | -128.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: 1.50 | -128.00 Tampa Bay (Home)
Result: Loss
The set-up: The 69-54 Boston Red Sox open a new week a half-game back of the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL East, while also currently holding down the No. 1 spot in the AL wild card spot. The 52-70 Tampa Bay Rays get set to host the Red Sox for a four-game series ‘buried' in last-place and 17 games back of the Jays. Boston is 5-2 so far on its 11-game road trip, making its final stop with games Monday through Thursday. The Rays have dropped out of the AL East race a long time ago but have been competitive since the All Star break (18-16) and hope to play "spoiler" in the playoff chase to rest of the way. Sunday's 8-4 win over Texas was Tampa Bay's sixth win in its last seven games.
The pitching matchup: David Price (11-8, 4.19 ERA) will return to his old stomping grounds at Tropicana Field on Monday for the start of a four-game series between the Red Sox and the Rays, opposed by Blake Snell (4-5, 3.06 ERA). Price is 2-3 with a 5.11 ERA in six starts (teams are 2-4) against the team that drafted him first overall in the 2007 MLB Draft. Price signed a huge deal with Boston prior to this season but despite pitching for the team leading all of MLB in runs scored (5.50 per), team BA (.285) and OPS (.819), Price has just 11 wins and more troubling is his 13-13 record in team starts, going minus-$841 vs. the moneyline. Snell has not completed six innings in any of his last four starts but has racked some impressive strikeout numbers with 26 in 17 1/3 innings over that span.
The pick: The Red Sox own an awesome offense but Price just hasn't "pulled his weight." Not sure at all that he'll rise to the occasion in a return trip to Tropicana Field, facing a Tampa Bay offense which has avergaed 7.9 RPG in winning six of seven. As for Snell, note that he's allowed two ERs or less in his previous seven starting assignments. Taking the 1 1/2 runs is worth a 9* play on Tampa Bay.
The pitching matchup: David Price (11-8, 4.19 ERA) will return to his old stomping grounds at Tropicana Field on Monday for the start of a four-game series between the Red Sox and the Rays, opposed by Blake Snell (4-5, 3.06 ERA). Price is 2-3 with a 5.11 ERA in six starts (teams are 2-4) against the team that drafted him first overall in the 2007 MLB Draft. Price signed a huge deal with Boston prior to this season but despite pitching for the team leading all of MLB in runs scored (5.50 per), team BA (.285) and OPS (.819), Price has just 11 wins and more troubling is his 13-13 record in team starts, going minus-$841 vs. the moneyline. Snell has not completed six innings in any of his last four starts but has racked some impressive strikeout numbers with 26 in 17 1/3 innings over that span.
The pick: The Red Sox own an awesome offense but Price just hasn't "pulled his weight." Not sure at all that he'll rise to the occasion in a return trip to Tropicana Field, facing a Tampa Bay offense which has avergaed 7.9 RPG in winning six of seven. As for Snell, note that he's allowed two ERs or less in his previous seven starting assignments. Taking the 1 1/2 runs is worth a 9* play on Tampa Bay.
