BOSTON RED SOX +160
BOSTON RED SOX +1.5 -120
All I can say here is who is Tampa right now to be laying this kind of juice against Boston? I know the Sox have been bad all year but they definitely have their best offensive lineup in the game here and have hit Archer well in the past. Will be interesting to see the Ortiz/Archer matchup as well. Ranaudo has gone 2-0 in his first 2 starts and has looked fairly average, but he did win pitcher of the year in the international league this season and was stellar at Pawtucket. His previous matchups were against the Yankees and in Cinci at bandbox Great American, this one should prove to be an easier task. I am splitting this wager 50/50 between RL and ML as at the worst I don't see this being more than a 1 run win for the offensively challenged Rays. I still say Boston takes it 3-2.