Jim Feist
MLB Comp Pick for Sunday, June 1, 2014: 1:35 PM EST
(917) TAMPA BAY RAYS VS (918) BOSTON RED SOX
Take: (917) TAMPA BAY RAYS
Reason: Your free pick for Sunday, June 1st, 2014, comes in American League action as the Rays and Red Sox meet in Fenway Park in Boston. Tampa Bay is in town with speed and power on offense, 15th in baseball in on base percentage. The Red Sox are 2-7 as a favorite and coming into this series the Red Sox were 0-8 in their last 8 vs. the American League East! They face veteran lefty Erik Bedard, who has been a great find for the Rays with a 4.10 ERA striking out 30 in 41+ innings. He has already faced Boston back in April and allowed 4 hits and 1 run in 5 innings. Boston lefty Jon Lester (5-6) has been erratic, and the team is 3-4 his last four starts. He comes off a win over light-hitting Atlanta, but the finer details of the box score show an up-and-down night for the lefty, however, with his 10:1 ground-ball out to fly-out ratio making up for his lackluster 11-of-27 first-pitch strikes. He is 1-4 at home with a 3.73 ERA. Play Tampa Bay.
MLB Comp Pick for Sunday, June 1, 2014: 1:35 PM EST
(917) TAMPA BAY RAYS VS (918) BOSTON RED SOX
Take: (917) TAMPA BAY RAYS
Reason: Your free pick for Sunday, June 1st, 2014, comes in American League action as the Rays and Red Sox meet in Fenway Park in Boston. Tampa Bay is in town with speed and power on offense, 15th in baseball in on base percentage. The Red Sox are 2-7 as a favorite and coming into this series the Red Sox were 0-8 in their last 8 vs. the American League East! They face veteran lefty Erik Bedard, who has been a great find for the Rays with a 4.10 ERA striking out 30 in 41+ innings. He has already faced Boston back in April and allowed 4 hits and 1 run in 5 innings. Boston lefty Jon Lester (5-6) has been erratic, and the team is 3-4 his last four starts. He comes off a win over light-hitting Atlanta, but the finer details of the box score show an up-and-down night for the lefty, however, with his 10:1 ground-ball out to fly-out ratio making up for his lackluster 11-of-27 first-pitch strikes. He is 1-4 at home with a 3.73 ERA. Play Tampa Bay.
