Drew Martin
(915) Toronto Blue Jays at (916) Boston Red Sox
Jumping on the plus money underdog Blue Jays tonight with Bowden Francis on the hill. The righty's last time out he went 8 strong innings giving up just 1 hit and fanned 12 batters. He is (3-0) his last three starts giving up just 5 hits in 22 innings completed, making Bowden a pitcher we are looking to ride.
Kutter Crawford gets the start for the Red Sox and he has been getting rocked recently. In fact, posting an 8 ERA and FIP since mid July, giving up 31 runs and 14 homeruns over his last 7 starts. Matched against the Blue Jays who have the #1 ranked lineup across MLB over the past two weeks by the wRC+ metric makes for a tough spot to turn it around.
This is wrap around game 4 with the Sox up 2 to 1 in the series. I think the Blue Jays leave town with a win behind their hot starter to split the series. The Jays have been playing good ball overall, quietly going (12-6) making nice profits over their last 18 games. The underdog is barking! Bet Blue Jays.