Tampa Bay at Boston

Most are going to look at this hot Tampa Bay club, see them posted as a dog, and pull the trigger. Jon Lackey and the Red Sox have other ideas. After missing time with surgery, Lackey is getting back to where he was. Although he is just 7-7 on the season, the ERA is a sparkling 2.95. Lackey has been very steady, allowing more than 3 runs in just two of his last 12 starts. The two times he failed to do so were certainly not disasters, as he allowed 4 runs in both of them, so he has kept Boston in every game. Jeremy Hellickson has pitched much better of late, but four of his last five starts have come at home, and he has had a lot of problems on the road this season where his ERA is 5.10. The Rays are just 5-16 in their last 21 as a road dog of +110 to +150. The BoSox certainly get it done as home chalk where they are 21-6 in their last 27. Play on Boston.