Wednesday night baseball and we will see the Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in Tampa. First pitch is scheduled for a 7:10 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally. Current Betting Odds, according to Sportsbook.ag, have Tampa Bay listed as the favorite.
Current Odds
Boston +110
Tampa Bay -120
Over/ Under: 9 U -115
Analysis: The Red Sox recovered from a pair of blown leads to secure Monday's opener 10-8 in 14 innings, but the Rays rebounded to even the set with Tuesday's 8-3 victory. Mike Napoli had a two-run single and Jacoby Ellsbury finished with two hits and a pair of runs scored for Boston, which had won three in a row coming in. Ellsbury is batting .447 (21-for-47) over a 10-game hitting streak, but Dustin Pedroia had a 14-game run come to an end after going 0-for-2 with an RBI on a sac fly. Franklin Morales was originally scheduled to start on Wednesday but was needed out of the bullpen in Monday’s 14-inning win, forcing Boston to recall Aceves from Triple-A. Aceves had his best major-league start of the season the last time he was summoned, allowing a run and seven hits in six innings to pick up a win over Philadelphia on May 27. The right-hander has never started against Tampa Bay but is 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA in 19 relief appearances totaling 37 2/3 innings.
The Tampa Bay Rays have pounded Boston Red Sox pitching for eight home runs in the first two games of their series. Desmond Jennings hit a pair of solo homers, Evan Longoria went deep and Matt Joyce had a two-run homer as the Rays snapped a two-game slide. Tampa Bay had never recorded four or more home runs in back-to-back games in franchise history prior to this series. In need of innings after Monday's marathon, Roberto Hernandez logged seven- plus frames of work in the win. He overcame some early struggles to limit Boston to three runs while striking out seven. Chris Archer is a recent callup himself and was dominant in his last turn, allowing a run on two hits in seven innings to beat the Baltimore Orioles. The hard-throwing 24-year-old is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in three career starts at Tropicana Field, including a win over the Red Sox on Sept. 19, 2012. Archer struck out six and allowed three runs in five innings in that turn.
Pick: The Offenses are just too hot right now to think that they will slow down in this one. I expect another high scoring game between two teams that have just been pounding the ball. Take the Over here.
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