Play on Toronto

Record: 20-27, -0.49


Today I will play Toronto visiting Boston with a small play.

Of course the pitching matchup goes to Boston who give the ball to Josh Beckett(16-6, 3.78) against Scott Richmond(7-10, 5.32) who will start for Toronto. Richmond played very bad over his last few starts but he showed a little improvement in his last outing getting the win in a 7-3 win over Baltimore when he allowed 3 ERs in 5 innings. Hopefully this turns his performance around and he will be better tonight. Beckett's ERA rised from 3.10 to 3.78 in his last 8 games. He's also only 3-2 in his last 10 with his team going 5-5 in those games.His last start looked good with 2 ERs in 6 innings against Kansas City, but don't forget he allowed 12 hits and a walk, so this 2 ERs seem very lucky. Both pitchers are bad against tonight's opponent. Richmond is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA, but this was in only 2 starts while Beckett is 3-5 with a 6.62 ERA in 12 starts.

More important is the team performance as Boston was swept in New York over the weekend while Toront won 6 of its last 7. It seems as Toronto still wants to collect some more wins while the Sox could be frustrated after the series against their longtime rivals. Boston will get the wild card so there is no need for them to play on a high level in their remaining games.

Nevertheless the Red Sox are the faves here for sure but with odds of 3.47 or +247 you have to give it a shot with a unit. Good Luck.

DG