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MLB Matchup
Red Sox vs Twins Game Time: 1:10 p.m. ET Stadium: Metrodome Surface: Turf

Boston
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
5/17/09	At	Sea	2-3	D/g	+120	+125	9.0-130	8.5-120	Masterson,ju	L	U
5/19/09		Tor	2-1	N/g	-160	-137	10.0-105	10.0-110	Wakefield,ti	W	U
5/20/09		Tor	8-3	N/g	-125	-130	9.5-130	10.0-105	Penny,br	W	O
5/21/09		Tor	5-1	N/g	-165	-180	10.0+100	10.5-125	Lester,jo	W	U
5/22/09		Nym	3-5	N/g	+115	-105	8.5+100	8.5-125	Matsuzaka,da	L	U
5/23/09		Nym	2-3	N/g	-165	-190	9.5-115	10.0+100	Beckett,jo	L	U
5/24/09		Nym	12-5	D/g	-170	-190	10.0-130	10.0-130	Wakefield,ti	W	O
5/25/09	At	Min	6-5	D/t	-123	-125	9.5+105	9.0-120	Penny,br	W	O
5/26/09	At	Min	2-5	N/t	+105	-105	9.5+105	9.0-110	Lester,jo	L	U
5/27/09	At	Min	2-4	N/t	-107	-135	9.5-110	9.5+100	Matsuzaka,da	L	U
Minnesota
Date	at	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Starter	Dec	O/U
5/18/09	At	Nyy	6-7	N/g	-170	-170	10.0+100	9.5-115	Perkins,gl	L	O
5/19/09	At	Cws	2-6	N/g	-143	-118	9.0+110	8.5-105	Baker,sc	L	U
5/20/09	At	Cws	4-7	N/g	-117	-110	8.5-110	8.5-125	Liriano,fr	L	O
5/21/09	At	Cws	20-1	D/g	-115	-105	9.5-110	9.5-115	Blackburn,ni	W	O
5/22/09		Mlw	11-3	N/t	-120	-137	9.0-115	9.0-120	Slowey,ke	W	O
5/23/09		Mlw	6-2	N/t	+112	-120	9.5-115	10.0-125	Swarzak,an	W	U
5/24/09		Mlw	6-3	N/t	-115	-135	9.5+105	9.0-125	Baker,sc	W	P
5/25/09		Bos	5-6	D/t	-123	-125	9.5+105	9.0-120	Liriano,fr	L	O
5/26/09		Bos	5-2	N/t	+105	-105	9.5+105	9.0-110	Blackburn,ni	W	U
5/27/09		Bos	4-2	N/t	-107	-135	9.5-110	9.5+100	Slowey,ke	W	U

Head-To-Head

Head-To-Head
Date	Opp	SC	Time /Sur	Home Open	Home Close	Total Open	Total Close	Winner	Dec	O/U
5/11/08	Bos	9-8	N/t	+110	+110	9.0-125	9.0+100	Blackburn,ni	W	O
5/12/08	Bos	7-3	N/t	+108	+122	9.0-130	9.5-110	Hernandez,li	W	O
7/07/08	Min	1-0	N/g	-178	-160	9.0-125	9.0-110	Okajima,hi	W	U
7/08/08	Min	6-5	N/g	-175	-170	9.5+100	9.5-110	Aardsma,da	W	O
7/09/08	Min	18-5	D/g	-220	-250	8.5-120	9.5-110	Beckett,jo	W	O
4/22/09	Min	7-3	N/g	-135	-130	9.0-130	9.5-120	Penny,br	W	O
4/22/09	Min	10-1	D/g	-160	-150	9.5-110	9.5-105	Wakefield,ti	W	O
5/25/09	Bos	5-6	D/t	-123	-125	9.5+105	9.0-120	Penny,br	L	O
5/26/09	Bos	5-2	N/t	+105	-105	9.5+105	9.0-110	Blackburn,ni	W	U
5/27/09	Bos	4-2	N/t	-107	-135	9.5-110	9.5+100	Slowey,ke	W	U

W/L Record Comparison

Boston
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		17-6	+803	10-14	-623	27-20	+180
Last	10	4-2	+105	1-3	-225	5-5	-120
Minnesota
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		19-10	+682	5-14	-840	24-24	-158
Last	10	5-1	+375	1-3	-200	6-4	+175
RECORDS
		Day	Night	Grass	Turf	Fav	Dog
Boston		9-6	18-14	25-15	2-5	19-13	7-4
Minnesota		3-10	21-14	5-14	19-10	15-10	6-13

Over/Under Comparison
(Based on taking the Over)

Boston
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		12-10	+85	11-9	+95	23-19	+180
Last	10	2-4	-260	1-3	-230	3-7	-490
Minnesota
		Home	Units	Away	Units	Total	Units
2009		17-10	+600	6-11	-620	23-21	-20
Last	10	2-3	-135	3-1	+195	5-4	+60

Value Index

 
                            LV MONEY LINE
                            OPEN  CURRENT  VALUE INDEX  VI LINE   VI EDGE
(BECKETT,JO)   - BOS        -130   -130       -180                   
(SWARZAK,AN)   - MIN                          -180       -105        25

                            LV OVER/UNDER
                            OPEN  CURRENT  VALUE INDEX  VI EDGE
OVER/UNDER                  9.0    9.0         8.0        1.0 UN

Away Pitcher

BOSTON RED SOX -- BECKETT,JOSH (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	4	2	2	23.2	32	17	16	9	23	6.08	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	1
Home	5	2	0	32.0	29	17	15	15	28	4.22	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
Total	9	4	2	55.2	61	34	31	24	51	5.01	1	1	3	1	4	1	0	1

2009 BULLPEN FOR BECKETT,JOSH
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
9	23.1	14	12	4.63	22	10	26	4	2	1	4	2

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
4/30/09	at TB	0-13	L	4.2	7	7	10	3	8	1	-115	+100	9.0-120	9.0+105
5/05/09	at NYY	7-3	W	6.0	3	3	10	1	5	1	-133	-125	10.0-120	9.5+100
5/10/09	TB	4-3		6.0	3	3	6	3	5	0	-135	-140	9.0-125	9.5+115
5/16/09	at SEA	5-3	W	7.0	3	2	4	3	5	1	+153	+145	9.0-130	9.0+120
5/23/09	NYM	2-3		8.0	1	0	5	1	5	0	-165	-190	9.5-115	10.0+100

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
7/09/08	MIN	18-5	W	5.0	5	5	8	2	2	2	-220	-250	8.5-120	9.5-110

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
5/23/09	NYM	1.0	2	2	18.00	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1
5/24/09	NYM	3.0	0	0	0.00	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
5/25/09	at MIN	3.2	2	2	4.91	2	0	3	1	0	0	1	0
5/26/09	at MIN	2.0	0	0	0.00	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
5/27/09	at MIN	3.0	1	1	3.00	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0

Home Pitcher

MINNESOTA TWINS -- SWARZAK,ANTHONY (R)
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Day		Ngt		Grs		Trf
	GS	W	L	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Away	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Home	1	1	0	7.0	5	0	0	2	3	0.00	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Total	1	1	0	7.0	5	0	0	2	3	0.00	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0

2009 BULLPEN FOR SWARZAK,ANTHONY
GMS	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
1	2.0	2	2	9.00	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0

Last Five Starts
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl
5/23/09	MLW	6-2	W	7.0	0	0	5	2	3	0	+112	-120	9.5-115	10.0-125

VS. Opponent ( Last 5 Starts - Since 1997)
Date	Opp	SC	Dec	IP	R	ER	H	BB	SO	HR	H/Open	H/Close	Tot Op	Tot Cl

Bullpen ( Last 5 Games )
Date	Opp	IP	R	ER	ERA	H	BB	SO	HR	W	L	SV	BS
5/23/09	MLW	2.0	2	2	9.00	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
5/24/09	MLW	0.2	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
5/25/09	BOS	5.0	1	1	1.80	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
5/26/09	BOS	2.0	0	0	0.00	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
5/27/09	BOS	3.0	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Updated Thu, May 28 5:01 AM EST

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