This is a 10* on BOSTON

We like Boston here as Thursday was an off-day for them while Philadelphia had to wrap up a four-game series with Chicago. The off day isn’t the only reason we like the Red Sox though. They are 27-17 both at home and on the road and are the current AL East leaders with a 54-34 record. They did lose Tuesday and Wednesday to the Angels. But this is a team that’s dominated Interleague play so far (a 10-2 record) and is 36-19 in night games. They also haven’t lost three in a row since early June. Their longest losing streak all year has been three games and that’s happened only three times. Since starting the season 0-3, the Red Sox are 8-2 when off back to back losses. So it’s a good spot to take them today. The team Philadelphia just took three of four from (Cubs) is in a terrible way right now. The Phillies are still just 18-27 on the road. Vince Velasquez has a 1-3 TSR his last four starts overall and his last two starts on the road have seen him surrender 10 runs in seven innings. Garrett Richards has also struggled for Boston, but we trust he’ll get better run support in this one. The team is 4-2 in Richards’ last six starts. Play on BOSTON

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