The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Fenway Park.
The Orioles will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Brad Bergesen in this game. Bergesen has a 6-4 record and a 3.51 ERA this season.
The Red Sox will counter Bergesen with Brad Penny. Righthander Penny has a 5.02 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers at Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Red Sox listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total is sitting at 9½.
The Orioles were swept away by the Yankees, dropping the series finale 6-4 last time out. Oddsmakers had the Orioles as +270 underdogs, while the 10 runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (10.5).
Adam Jones went 4-for-5 at the plate with a solo home run, while Jason Berken gave up five runs over six innings in the loss.
The Red Sox were swept away by the Rangers in a 3-1 loss Wednesday night in the series finale, as -160 favorites. The team's played UNDER the night's posted over/under (10).
Nick Green went deep for the only run, while Clay Buchholz allowed all three runs over four innings to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Baltimore has lost 3 straight games.
Boston has lost 5 straight games.
Team records:
Baltimore: 41-53 SU
Boston: 55-39 SU
Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 1-9
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
Boston most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Baltimore are 7-3
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Baltimore's last 7 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Baltimore
Boston is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Boston home to Baltimore, Saturday, July 25
