Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners Odds & Pick: August 23rd 2010

Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners
Pick: Boston Red Sox -192 odds
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The Boston Red Sox starting pitching continues to carry them, as they try to hunt down a wild card berth. In many ways the addition of John Lackey hasn’t meant much since he no longer has dominant stuff and is relying more on guile than ability, at least this year. Boston is ninth in the AL in runs permitted at 4.6 per game, mostly because the bullpen has had more shaky moments than expected this season.

The Red Sox will see the tosses of Doug Fister of Seattle, who didn’t walk a batter for the first time in 10 starts in Baltimore, but was tagged for 10 base hits in five innings. American League money line favorites of -150 or more, allowing 4.7 or less runs a game on the season, against opponent starting a pitcher who did not walk a hitter last outing are 108-35 the past five seasons.