What to know about the RAYS vs Redsox - ALDS

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The Rays went 7-12 vs. Boston this season, their first losing season vs. the Sox since 2007?Rays lost 5 games in the 9th inning or later including 3 walk-offs at Fenway?

BUT...

Rays held Boston to a .208 (130-for-625)
team batting avg. and 71 runs (3.7 per game)?

That's the fourth lowest team against AVG since 1921.

LOWEST OPP AVG.
vs. BOSTON, SINCE
1921 (min. 10G)
.189 2011 Rays
.204 1966 Orioles
.208 1943 Yankees
.208 2013 Rays

PITCHING....PITCHING....PITCHING....

KING OF THE ROAD?In his 16 road
starts this season, LH Matt Moore went
10-1 with a 2.74 ERA

 

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Moore....

JULY 22 at BOS?Became only the fifth visiting pitcher in the last 20
years to throw a shutout on 2 hits or less at Fenway Park?according
to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was only the 66th CG shutout by a LHP
against the Sox at Fenway Park in its 102-year history, and only the 2nd
over the last 17 years

 

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Redsox have not released any notes yet....

 

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http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_/id/28487/jon-lester

 

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One player who won't be intimidated by seeing Moore on the mound is David Ortiz who has owned the young southpaw thus far in his career, enjoying a 1.346 OPS in 14 plate appearances, including two doubles, a home run and four runs knocked in. However other than Stephen Drew (2 for 5), no Sox hitter has had much success at all versus Moore during his short career. In fact Jacoby Ellsbury, Dustin Pedroia, Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli, Jonny Gomes and Will Middlebrooks are a combined 5 for 53 (.094), with just three walks and one hit by pitch between them.

 

[shawn555]

Ten games in Boston this year, every game went under.