At the time of this writing, the following Match Odds/Moneyline were available: Boston Red Sox (2, Even) and Detroit Tigers (1.85, -118)
Tigers are 17-5 record at home versus winning teams
Red Sox are 2-7 in Wakefield's last nine road starts
Boston is starting to turn into the club that everyone feared in Major League Baseball and come into Friday night's contest having scored 14 runs in back-to-back games. "I think we've gotten a lot better than our first two weeks," said catcher Jason Varitek. "We still survive on how well we start with out pitching and allow that offense to get going. Today was another day where the offense got going right away." Outfielder Carl Crawford has been igniting the offense and has produced consecutive four-hit games for the first time in his career. He has lifted his batting average from .212 to .244 in the span of just two days. The Red Sox lead the Majors in average, runs and hits this month, which has directly resulted into a league-best 17-7 record in May. Boston is 17-5 when playing against a team with a winning record.
Red Sox starting pitcher Tim Wakefield is set to make his 13th appearance (fourth start) of the season and earned his 194th career win on May 22 against the Cubs at Fenway Park. In that particular start, he allowed one run on four hits over 6 2/3 innings. The right-hander will starting for the first time this year on the road, registering a 2.84 ERA in five relief appearances, giving up two runs and five hits over 6 1/3 innings. Wakefield will be facing the Tigers for the 37th time in his career (24th start), entering with a 16-10 mark and 4.25 ERA, including a 4-3 record and 4.19 ERA at Comerica Park.
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05-27-2011, 07:25 AM
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