Speculating Sports
Boston at Texas 8:05pm EST
Selection: BOSTON -118
Profile: Boston has struggled to hit of late, but I feel that they are going to come out of their slump tonight. Texas starter Vicente Padilla has pitched worse at home than on the road, including a few recent outings where he gave up five runs against both Minnesota and the LA Angels. In addition, he gave up 21 hits and 3 home runs in those starts as well. Boston has faced him already this season, so their line-up will familiar with his stuff. Meanwhile, Clay Buchholz gets the start tonight in place of Tim Wakefield, who recently got put on the DL. Buchholz pitched very well in the minors, and he had a good outing against Toronto in his first start since being called up. In addition, he grew up in Texas, so I expect him to be very motivated to have a strong performance tonight. He also pitched a shutout against the Rangers last season as well. Look for Boston's offense to score enough runs against Padilla to get the win.
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