The price has come way down so I'm going to fade the marketplace and a lay a short price with the far superior team..

Boston has the best win percentage in baseball. The Red Sox are going for the series sweep. The Angels are reeling, losers of 12 of their last 16 games and five in a row. They have multiple injuries and an unreliable bullpen. They also are going with rookie righthander Jaime Barria. He has pitched respectable, but not as much as the marketplace thinks with this huge drop in price

The Red Sox are a monster 42-18 against righthanded starters. They hit righties better than any team. Boston should not be taking the Angels lightly either after nearly blowing a 6-0 lead last night.

The early marketplace actitivity was against Boston, too, because the Red Sox are starting fill-in southpaw Brian Johnson. The Angels, though, have lost the last seven times they faced a lefty starter.

Johnson is talented enough to give the Red Sox five respectable innings. The Red Sox offense and bullpen can take care of the rest. Boston is averaging eight runs per game in its last six games.

The Red Sox have won the last six times they've started Johnson.