The Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Fenway Park.
The Tigers will give the ball to starter Rick Porcello in this one. Righthander Porcello is 10-7 this season with a 4.30 ERA.
Porcello's opponent in this one will be Junichi Tazawa. The Red Sox righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Tigers, while the game's total is sitting at 10.
Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run homer to lead the Red Sox over the Tigers 6-5 on Monday night.
Boston won as -105 home underdogs as the game played OVER the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers.
Nick Green knocked in a pair of runs for the Red Sox, while Ramon Ramirez picked up the win in relief of starter Brad Penny for Boston.
Marcus Thames drove in two runs for Detroit, as Zach Miner was handed the loss after coming into the game after Tigers starter Edwin Jackson.
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Detroit's last 18 games on the road
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Boston's last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
Next up:
Boston home to Detroit, Wednesday, August 12
