Boston at Texas

Boston has to be puzzled by the efforts of their most reliable pitchers in Jon Lester and Josh Beckett. They figured to combine for 30 or more wins this season, but both stand at 5-8. Beckett has allowed 13 runs in his last 17 innings of work, covering three starts for an ERA of 6.88. He has been even worse on regular four days rest as Boston is just 2-8 when he pitches in rotation. The Rangers have been racking-up the wins as a favorite where they are 106-51 in their last 157, and have played with passion after a loss where they are 40-13 in their last 53. The Rangers’ attack is also vulnerable to lefthanders, but have been murder on righthanders at 46-17 in their last 63, and face a struggling one in this tilt. Play on Texas.