Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Preview

Monday, 7:10 pm Eastern—ESPN

Opening Line: Tigers  -  115 ,  Total  9.5 Under - 115

The Boston Red Sox will try and recover from the bad series over the weekend against the Yankees as they begin a four game series against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on Monday.  The Red Sox send Brad Penny to the mound in this ESPN televised contest against Detroit’s Edwin Jackson.  Penny is 7-6 on the season with a 5.20 ERA while Jackson is 8-5 with a 2.62 ERA.

Early reports have the public taking Red Sox at Home.

Jackson has been excellent all year for Detroit but he has not pitched well in his career against Boston.  He is 2-4 with a 5.44 ERA against Boston in his career, including 0-4 at Fenway.

Penny has not been pitching well of late for Boston, giving up five or more runs in three of his last four starts.  He is 5-2 at home though, with a 4.72 ERA.

The Tigers are coming off a big win on Sunday against Minnesota as they survived 8-7. "Huge," said catcher Gerald Laird, "That's a good club right there. They've been battling us all year. It seems like they never quit. To be 5 1/2 [games ahead of the Twins] instead of 3 1/2 now, that's huge. To gain a game on both teams is huge. That's a game you've got to have, especially at home."

Here are the stats for Monday’s game. The Tigers are 4-1 in their last five games vs. a right-handed starter. The Tigers are 3-7 in their last ten vs. the American League East. The Tigers are 2-9 in their last 11 road games. The

Tigers are 1-5 in Jackson’s last six road starts. The Tigers are 7-19 in the last 26 meetings in Boston.

The Red Sox are 5-0 in their last five games as a home underdog. The Red Sox are 40-15 in their last 55 vs. the American League Central. The Red Sox are 1-6 in Penny’s last seven starts.

Current Line: Red Sox - 110 ,  Total  9.5 Over - 120

The Over is 6-1 in the Tigers last seven overall. The Under is 12-4-1 in the Tigers last 17 road games. The Under is 8-1 in Jackson’s last nine road starts. The Under is 5-2 in Penny’s last seven home starts. The Under is 7-1-1 in the last home meetings in Boston between the two teams.

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