The Boston Red Sox are locked in a division race with the Tampa Bay Rays and with a 77-55 record they are just 1.5 games ahead in the American League East, making every game against the rival Baltimore Orioles even more important, especially after the team went on a nice run.
The Red Sox are coming into the game with some confidence after winning a series from the Los Angeles dodgers, which was clinched with an 8-1 win on Sunday and now the team will host Baltimore, a team that is also chasing in the division, although a bit farther back at five games. The Orioles need to keep winning for any chance at making the playoffs and clearly the Rays will be rooting for Baltimore on Tuesday night.
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The Orioles made the playoffs last season, but it has been the Red Sox who have been at the top of the AL East all year and now they have to close it out, something they could not do last time around when Terry Francona was their manager two years ago. Jake Peavy was strong on Sunday for the Red Sox and the team gave the Dodgers a series loss for the first time in two months and now Felix Doubront will take the mound against Wei-Yin Chen on Tuesday and both players are having solid seasons.
The Orioles have been mashing with Chris Davis and his 46 home runs lead the league over superstar Miguel Cabrera and he will be the focus for the O's on Tuesday night. Dustin Pedroia has been playing some great baseball lately, as has Manny Machado for the Orioles and he his hitting over .360 against the Sox this season, while Davis has four home runs and will be looking for more.
The Orioles made the playoffs in a surprising way last season and now the two teams will play at Fenway Park on Tuesday as the team tries to keep the magic going.
