Tigers at Red Sox MLB Odds & Picks – July 31 2010: After nearly rallying to take Friday's opener, the Red Sox look to bounce back in today's 4:10 p.m. ET matchup at Boston's Fenway Park that will be televised on FOX. The Tigers will give the ball to starter Max Scherzer in this one. Scherzer, a right-hander is 7-8 this season with a 4.45 ERA. The Red Sox will counter Scherzer with Daisuke Matsuzaka. A Right-hander, Matsuzaka has a 4.09 ERA to go along with a 7-3 record this season.
Online sportsbook SBGglobal.com lists the Red Sox as -168 moneyline favorites for Saturday's game with a posted total of 8 1/2 runs. Detroit backers are getting +158 moneyline odds.Matsuzaka labored at times in his last start but got the job done, giving up a run on four hits and five walks in six innings while fanning four. He took a no-decision. Matsuzaka has started five times at Fenway in '10, going 3-2 with a 4.55 ERA.
Scherzer will stay on his regular four days' rest for a rematch with the Red Sox, who tagged him for three home runs in five innings May 14 in his final start before being sent to Triple-A Toledo. He's winless on the road since April 18.
Jhonny Peralta hit two homers and drove in three runs and the Tigers held off a late surge to defeat the Red Sox 6-5 on Friday. The Tigers won that game as +220 underdogs, and the 11 runs made it OVER the posted 8 1/2 runs set at SBG Global.
Enrique Gonzalez came in relief of starter Armando Galarraga and got the win for the Tigers. Jon Lester gave up 11 hits and four runs over six innings in a losing effort for the Red Sox.
The OVER 8 1/2 looks like a good bet in today's game. We like Boston at -168 moneyline too.
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