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Monday, August 10, 2009

15 Units Tigers {E.Jackson** (-105) over Redsox {B.Penny**7:10 PM -- Fenway Park

Detroit Tigers (59-51) -115 over BOSTON RED SOX (62-48) Pitching for Detroit: RH Edwin Jackson (8-5, 2.62) Pitching for Boston: RH Brad Penny (7-6, 5.20) Tigers Trend Profile: Last 10: 6-4, Streak: Won 1, Road Record: 23-33, Against RHP: 39-37. Red Sox Trend Profile: Last 10: 4-6, Streak: Lost 6, Home Record: 35-17, Against RHP: 40-32. Starting Time: 7:10 TV: ESPN, New England Sports Network Comments: After opening their recent road trip 3-0 at Baltimore, the Red Sox went 0-2 at Tampa Bay and 0-4 against the Yankees and just were not hitting the ball. Boston is better than that but the numbers say it will have difficulty not losing its seventh straight tonight against a Detroit club that sends to the mound Edwin Jackson who is in top form. The second half of the pitching equation is even more tell-tale. Boston starter Brad Penny seems to just not have it. While Penny is 5-2 with an E.R.A of 4.72 at home this season, he is 0-2 in his last two starts, with an E.R.A. of 9.82 and gave up three home runs against Tampa Bay in his last start.
Partly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game-time temperature: Near 90.