Are the Red Sox for Real? On Verge of Sweeping a Blue Jays Team That Has Dominated Them
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Are the Red Sox for Real? Now 18-14
(May 4, 2023) - What is up with the Boston Red Sox? They are on the verge of sweeping the Toronto Blue Jays.
When the season opened, Boston was widely expected to be one of the worst teams in the MLB after years of success.
The oddsmakers still have the Red Sox with the eight longest odds to win the World Series and will pay out $10,000 on a $100 bet if they do.
Boston was not supposed to be dominating Toronto. Over the past 26 games in this series, the Red Sox only won five of them. They lost eight straight in Boston.
The Red Sox beat the Blue Jays Wednesday night 8-3.
Alek Manoah hadn't had a win for Toronto since April 5. Boston Red Sox career statistics vs. Alek Manoah were just 13 for 58 (.224) against him coming into this game. To put it mildly, he was DUE for a win this evening. That didn't come to fruition.
Toronto Blue Jays career statistics vs. Nick Pivetta had gone 45 for 141 at bats. Bo Bichette was .417 against him with two home runs. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had two home runs against him as well coming into Wednesday night's game. Guerrero Jr. tacked on another homer Wednesday.
"Last year, they had our number," Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo said. "It's one of those things, man, we want to play competitive games against these guys. Last year there were a lot of blowouts, a lot of uncompetitive games."
The contributions of Wong and others have brought a new dynamic to the lineup.
"He's been (hitting like) the best catcher in the league," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "Defensively, obviously, he's doing what he's doing. It's cool to see all these kids coming in here and getting a chance to play and contributing to this."
Catcher Connor Wong played a pivotal role on Tuesday. His 4-for-4 effort included two long balls.
"He's been (hitting like) the best catcher in the league," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "Defensively, obviously, he's doing what he's doing. It's cool to see all these kids coming in here and getting a chance to play and contributing to this."
So far, the Red Sox are 13-3 in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
2023 World Series Betting Odds
Updated May 3, 2023
Tue, Aug 01, 2023 EST
Rot Odds to win 2023 World Series Moneyline
801 Atlanta Braves +600
802 Houston Astros +750
803 Los Angeles Dodgers +850
804 Tampa Bay Rays +850
805 New York Yankees +1000
806 San Diego Padres +1000
807 New York Mets +1000
808 Toronto Blue Jays +1200
809 Milwaukee Brewers +1800
810 Minnesota Twins +2000
811 Philadelphia Phillies +2500
812 Texas Rangers +2800
813 St. Louis Cardinals +2800
814 Los Angeles Angels +3300
815 Seattle Mariners +3300
816 Cleveland Guardians +4000
817 San Francisco Giants +7000
818 Pittsburgh Pirates +7000
819 Baltimore Orioles +7000
820 Miami Marlins +10000
821 Chicago Cubs +10000
822 Boston Red Sox +10000
823 Chicago White Sox +10000
824 Arizona Diamondbacks +10000
825 Detroit Tigers +30000
826 Cincinnati Reds +50000
827 Kansas City Royals +50000
828 Colorado Rockies +100000
829 Washington Nationals +100000
830 Oakland Athletics +100000
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
