Bodog MLB Betting Lines: Boston Red Sox visit Texas Rangers

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

by Bodog Sportsbook

Bodog MLB Betting Lines: Boston Red Sox visit Texas Rangers

A couple of 10-game winners will take the mound on Wednesday night as the Boston Red Sox continue their four-game MLB betting series on the road against the Texas Rangers.

Josh Beckett (10-5, 2.46 ERA) heads to the hill for the Red Sox on Wednesday, and he picked up his first victory in a month last time out by holding the Royals to three runs on seven hits over his seven innings of work.

The righthander had gone 0-2 with two no-decisions over his previous four starts, allowing 11 earned runs on 25 hits in those 24 innings pitched. Beckett has yet to face the Rangers this season; in his career against Texas he's 2-2 over seven starts with a 5.53 ERA.

Matt Harrison (10-8, 3.28 ERA) starts for the Rangers on Wednesday, and he's coming off consecutive no-decisions against the White Sox and Athletics (seven earned runs over 9 2-3 innings of work).

The Rangers, though, won both of those contests, and overall they're 8-2 in Harrison's last 10 trips to the mound. The lefthander faced the Red Sox back on April 3 at home, allowing just one run on five hits over seven innings of work in a win that day.

Texas continues to lead the AL West standings, and at the Bodog Sportsbook they're sitting at 5/1 to claim the AL Pennant this season. The Rangers are also high on the World Series odds board, getting 10/1 right now to win the championship.

Boston is above Texas on those two lists – they sit at 7/2 to win the 2011 World Series and at 7/5 to win the AL Pennant in October as they continue to jockey with the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East division standings.

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