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#915 Tampa Bay Rays +130
2-Units (7:05 P.M. CST)
Hey guys, I will go with a small lean on the Rays in this matchup on Tuesday night. Despite just average numbers for most of the season, Tampa's Andy Sonnastine came through in the clutch when needed. He posted a 3.16 Era for September while holding the White Sox to 3 hits and 2 earned runs over 5.2 innings of work on October 6th. Sonnastine and the Rays pitching staff have been able to hold Red Sox Slugger David Ortiz in check by throwing him lots of curve balls and sliders. It has worked up to this point, and the Rays probably will continue with this same philosophy on Tuesday night. Sonnastine will be opposed by Boston's Tim Wakefield. Wakefield will hold a special place in history on Tuesday night, being the oldest pitcher to start an ALCS game at the ripe old age of 42. Although pitching knuckle balls doesn't require a lot of arm strength, getting in a rhythm is very important, and this could be a problem with Wakefield, who hasn't pitched since September 28th against the Yankees. If Wakefield gets behind in the count, he has to rely on his fastball that tops out in the mid 80's, and this could spell disaster for Wakefield when facing a Rays team that is hitting .272 and scoring 6.23 runs a game over their last 5 games vs right handed pitching. Boston brought the best they had to offer on Monday, and now take a step down with a soft tossing Wakefield on the mound.
Take the Tampa Bay Rays +130 for 2-Units.
Stats for Consideration:
Rays are 6-1 in Sonnanstines last 7 starts vs. American League East.
Red Sox are 4-10 in Wakefields last 14 starts vs. American League East.
Rays are 14-5 in Sonnanstines last 19 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Red Sox are 5-14 in Wakefields last 19 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Rays are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
Rays are 5-1 in their last 6 games with Gorman behind home plate.
Rays are 12-46 in the last 58 meetings in Boston.
Home team is 4-0 in Gormans last 4 games behind home plate vs. Boston.
Red Sox are 1-4 in Wakefields last 5 starts with 15 or more days of rest.
Red Sox are 0-4 in Wakefields last 4 starts vs. Rays.
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Slade
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