* Red Sox are 2-5 in Matsuzakas last 7 starts vs. Rays.
* Rays are 2-6 in Shields' last 8 starts vs. Red Sox.
* Dice-K is 9-0 (2.37 ERA) on the road and is 1-0 (3.00 ERA) vs. Rays during the regular season.
* Shields is 9-2 (2.59 ERA) at home and is 2-2 (5.85 ERA) vs. Red Sox during the regular season.
Those records may not count much in picking a side tonight. But with the way they dispatched the Angels and their general historic performances in the playoffs, the Red Sox appear to be the play tonight.
* Rays are 2-6 in Shields' last 8 starts vs. Red Sox.
* Dice-K is 9-0 (2.37 ERA) on the road and is 1-0 (3.00 ERA) vs. Rays during the regular season.
* Shields is 9-2 (2.59 ERA) at home and is 2-2 (5.85 ERA) vs. Red Sox during the regular season.
Those records may not count much in picking a side tonight. But with the way they dispatched the Angels and their general historic performances in the playoffs, the Red Sox appear to be the play tonight.
