Red Sox-Orioles Preview

The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Camden Yards.

The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of ace righthander Josh Beckett in this game. Beckett has a 4-2 record and a 3.70 ERA this season.

Starting this game for the Orioles will be ace Jeremy Guthrie. The righthander has a 4.32 ERA to go along with a 1-3 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Manny Ramirez was 2-for-4 with a two-run bomb for Boston in its 7-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

Minnesota won as +117 home underdogs as the teams played over the 9.5-run total posted by sportsbooks.

The Orioles lost to Kansas City 4-0 as a +120 underdog last time out. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5).

Brian Burres took the loss for Baltimore after allowing four runs on nine hits over six innings.

Current streak:
Boston has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Boston: 24-17 SU
Baltimore: 19-19 SU

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Baltimore are 5-5
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

Baltimore most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Boston are 3-7
After playing Kansas City are 8-2
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Baltimore
Boston is 16-5 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Baltimore
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Boston's last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Baltimore's last 22 games
Baltimore is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Boston

Next up:
Baltimore home to Boston, Wednesday, May 14

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