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My Las Vegas Insider is on the Bos Red Sox at 3:05 ET. The Red Sox had won four straight games overall (nine of 11) and all EIGHT over the Rangers this year, as they entered last night's game in Arlington. The Red Sox had scored 75 runs (9.4 per) against the struggling Texas pitching staff (owns worst ERA in MLB) in '08 and pounded out 13 hits and eight runs again last night. However, Boston starter Tim Wakefield couldn't make it out of the second inning (allowed seven runs) and the Red Sox wound up on the short side of a 15-8 loss. They missed an opportunity to gain ground on the Rays in the AL East (trail by 2 1/2), who also lost and remained 5 1/2 games up on the Twins in the wild card chase, as the Twins lost as well. No sense crying over spilled milk, so the defending champs will set their sights on Sunday's game, looking to avoid their first series loss since losing both games of a rain-shortened series at home to the Blue Jays on August 16 and 17. I sure like their chances to win here, as Paul Byrd has rewarded Boston's faith in him. Byrd was coming off an excellent 2007 season in which he helped lead the Indians to the brink of the World Series, going 15-8. However, he had been dreadful for most of '08, before catching 'fire' right after the break. He went 4-0 with a 1.26 ERA for the Indians from July 21-August 9 and Boston traded for him. While he hasn't been as sharp for Boston as he had been in that final four-game stretch for Cleveland, he has gone 3-1 with a 4.78 ERA for the Red Sox, making him 7-1 with a 2.93 ERA over his last eight starts, overall. As mentioned earlier, the Rangers own MLB's worst team ERA (5.32) and in going just 36-35 at home, the Rangers have allowed their opponents to average 6.11 RPG in Arlington. Brandon McCarthy will get the start opposite of Byrd and the 25-year-old right-hander, who began his career with the White Sox in '05, will be looking to build on his first ML win in more than a year when he takes the mound. McCarthy did little in '05 for Chicago and then in '06, was used out of the bullpen for 51 of his 53 appearances. Last year though, 22 of his 23 appearances were as a starter for the Rangers, as he went a disappointing 5-10 with a 4.87 ERA (Rangers were 9-13). McCarthy began this year by going on the 60-day DL on March 30 with right forearm inflammation and didn't make his first start until August 23. He got no-decisions in each of his first two outings of '08 (2.70 ERA) but Tuesday against Seattle, he allowed two ERs and four hits in six innings of a 6-4 win. The victory was his first since July 31, 2007. That's a nice story but here he'll face a Boston lineup which has averaged 9.22 RPG in nine games (8-1) vs Texas pitching in '08 and has put most of its road woes behind it. Boston returned from the break to lose all three games in Anaheim but has since gone 14-7 away from Fenway. Make that 15-7, after this game. Las Vegas Insider on the Bos Red Sox.
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