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This Dodgers vs. Red Sox free baseball pick is courtesy of Pregame.com.
The Boston Red Sox host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of their Interleague weekend series. The Red Sox would love to sweep the Manny Ramirez led Dodgers tonight. Boston is -155 favorites, with a total of 9.5 runs expected tonight. This game will be in primetime tonight, on ESPN at 8:05 EDT.
Boston might very well be the hottest team in baseball, as they have skyrocketed up the American League standings. Boston has won both games against the Dodgers in their interleague series, and 5 straight overall. The Red Sox are 42-28 SU overall, including 25-15 SU in home games this year. Boston is +4.93 and -3.29 units both SU and on the RL this season. Boston has scored 6 runs or more in 9 of their past 10 games overall. P Clay Buchholz has been dominant this year going 9-4 with an ERA of 2.67 and a WHIP of 1.27. The Red Sox are 44-11 in their last 55 interleague home games against a right-handed starter. Boston is 19-7 in their last 26 games against a right-handed starter. The Red Sox are 8-3 in their last 11 games against a starter with a WHIP greater than 1.30. The Red Sox are 4-0 in Buchholz's last 4 starts as a home favorite. Boston is 16-5 in Buchholz's last 21 starts as a favorite.
The Red Sox are 13-3 in their last 16 games against a team with a winning record. The Over is 4-1 in their last 5 interleague home games against a team with a winning record. Right-fielder J.D. Drew is listed as Questionable tonight with a leg injury.
Los Angeles simply isn't a fan of interleague play this year, as they're struggling in Beantown. The Dodgers have lost their past 3 games overall, and are 38-30 on the year. Los Angeles is battling with 3 other teams in the ever tough National League West division. The Dodgers are +1.22 and -3.62 units respectively, both SU and on the RL this year. The Dodgers are struggling with their pitching staff, as they've allowed 23 runs in their past 3 starts combined. P Hiroki Kuroda has been stellar over his past three starts, despite only having 1 win to show for it. Kuroda is 6-4 on the year, with an ERA of 3.10 and a WHIP of 1.32. The Dodgers are 8-3 in their last 11 road games against a right-handed starter. The Dodgers are 24-10 in their last 34 games against a right-handed starter. Los Angeles is 9-4 in Kuroda's last 13 starts overall. The Dodgers are 4-11 in Kuroda's last 15 starts as a road underdog. The Dodgers are 1-5 in Kuroda's last 6 interleague starts.
The Dodgers are 6-20 in their last 26 interleague road games against a team with a winning record. The Under is 10-4 in their last 14 road games.
Shortstop Rafael Furcal is listed as Questionable tonight with personal issues.
Pregame.com projects the final score to be 5-4 in favor of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers +140 are the Side of the Day!
Johnny Detroit, Gambling911.com
