The Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Fenway Park.
The Rangers will trot Matt Harrison out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Harrison has a 10-9 record and a 3.59 ERA this season.
Harrison's opponent in this one will be John Lackey. The Red Sox righthander has a 5.94 ERA to go along with a 12-10 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Rangers, while the game's total is sitting at 10½.
Last time out for Texas, they were a 12-7 loser as they battled the Red Sox on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at -147 were rewarded, while the 19 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Team records: Texas: 79-61 SU Boston: 84-54 SU
Texas most recently: When playing on Sunday are 7-3 Before playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After playing Boston are 5-5 After a loss are 7-3
Boston most recently: When playing on Sunday are 3-7 Before playing Toronto are 8-2 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider: Texas is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Texas's last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston Texas is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games on the road Texas is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Texas The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Texas The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games at home
Next up: Texas at Tampa Bay, Monday, September 5 Boston at Toronto, Monday, September 5
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