The Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Angels will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Angel Stadium in Game 1 of their ALDS. The Red Sox will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jon Lester in this game. Lester has a 16-6 record and a 3.21 ERA this season.
Lester's opponent in this one will be John Lackey. The Angels ace righthander has a 3.75 ERA to go along with a 12-5 record this season.
BetUS currently have the Angels listed as 125-moneyline favorites versus the Red Sox, while the game's total is sitting at 8½.
The Red Sox finished off the regular season with a 4-3 win over the Yankees in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Sunday. Boston was a -120 favorite in the game and the seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (10.5).
Jonathan Van Every singled in the winning run in the tenth inning for Boston, while Sean Casey drove in a pair of runs in the win.
Joe Saunders pitched six shutout innings Sunday to lead the Angels past Texas 7-0 in Los Angeles' regular season finale.
The Angels were a -130 favorite and the seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).
Mike Napoli was 3-3 with a home run and four RBI for the Angels, while Gary Matthew Jr. was 3-4 with three runs scored.
Team records:
Boston: 95-67 SU
Los Angeles: 100-62 SU
