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David Price looks to remain hot when his Rays host the Red Sox in the middle of a three-game set on Saturday night in Tampa Bay.
Price, who is 3-0 with a 2.25 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in his past four starts, will be opposed by Boston right-hander Clay Buchholz, who will come off the disabled list to make his first start since June 19. Buchholz, who was out with a gastrointestinal illness, hasn’t lost a game since May 16, going 4-0 with a 2.40 ERA and 1.00 WHIP in his past four starts. These divisional foes have played 21 times at Tropicana Field over the past three seasons, with the Rays holding a slight 11-10 advantage, showing that these teams are much closer than the money line would indicate. And although Price is the more accomplished starting pitcher, Buchholz has been better in this series, carting a 2.49 ERA and 1.15 WHIP in 11 career starts against the Rays. Tampa Bay has scored three runs or less in four of its past six games, and the Sox are carting an impressive 18-10 mark (.643) against lefty starters.
Buchholz (8-2, 5.53 ERA, 1.54 WHIP) will be facing Tampa Bay for the fourth time this season. He was shelled on April 14 (7 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K), but has been stronger in his past two starts against Tampa Bay, allowing two runs in each outing, compiling 11 strikeouts and just two walks. He has not pitched effectively on the road this season, sporting a hefty 5.71 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in his six away starts, but his teammates have picked him up and won four of those outings. Buchholz has been strong at Tropicana Field though, going 3-2 with a 2.41 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in six career starts in Tampa Bay. He may be limited to a pitch count in his first start back from a lengthy illness, but Boston’s great bullpen has him covered with a 2.27 ERA and 1.11 WHIP on the road this season.
Price (11-4, 2.82 ERA, 1.20 WHIP) has had great success against the Red Sox over the years, carrying a 3.22 ERA and 1.27 WHIP in 12 career starts against them. He lasted only three innings in his first start against Boston this year (3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K), but shut down the Sox on May 26, allowing just one run in seven innings. Price wasn’t great in two home starts versus the Red Sox last year (11 IP, 6 ER, 3 HR, 6 BB), but he has been stellar in Tropicana Field this season, going 5-2 with a 2.22 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 58 K in 56.2 IP. Price’s task will be slightly tougher this time around as two Red Sox starters returned to action on Friday night in OF Jacoby Ellsbury and 3B Will Middlebrooks. And even though Dustin Pedroia (thumb) isn’t eligible to come off the DL until July 19, Pedro Ciriaco has done a great job replacing him, going 10-for-16 with six RBI and three steals in four games.
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
