Baseball Betting: Angels vs Red Sox

A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday when they battle the Los Angeles Angels at Fenway Park.
The Angels will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Joe Saunders in this game. Saunders has a 13-7 record and a 4.81 ERA this season.
It’ll be Paul Byrd toeing the rubber for the Red Sox in this contest. Righthander Byrd is 1-1 with a 6.08 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Angels, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Daisuke Matsuzaka tossed six shutout innings to earn the victory, as the Red Sox dropped the Angels 4-1 on Tuesday night.
Boston won as -105 home underdogs, while the game played UNDER the 9.5-run total set by sportsbooks.
David Ortiz was 2-for-4 with a big fly and two runs batted in for the Red Sox, as Jacoby Ellsbury went 2-for-4 for Boston.
Erick Aybar went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Los Angeles, while John Lackey was hit with the loss after giving up two earned runs over 7 2-3 innings for the Angels.
Current streak:
Los Angeles has lost 2 straight games.
Boston has won 6 straight games.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 86-58 SU
Boston: 85-58 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

Boston most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing LA Angels are 4-6
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Boston
LA Angels are 13-6 SU in their last 19 games when playing Boston
LA Angels are 8-4 SU in their last 12 games
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 6-13 SU in their last 19 games when playing LA Angels
Boston is 2-6 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Next up:
Boston home to LA Angels, Thursday, September 17

 

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