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The AL East is always competitive, but usually by this point in the season just two teams are battling it out for top honors.

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The Orioles have been on a tear winning 2 straight and 8 of their last 10 games and they are now in 2nd place in the tough AL East only 1.5 games back of the Rays.

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MLB Betting – Baltimore vs Boston Preview & Pick

MLB Betting – Orioles vs Red Sox Preview & Pick

The Baltimore Orioles will do their best to play spoiler on Wednesday evening as the Boston Red Sox scramble to hold off the Tampa Bay Rays over the American League Wildcard lead.

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MLB Betting – Orioles vs Red Sox Preview & Pick
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Venue: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Broadcast: MASN, NESN
Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Betting Lines from Sportsbook.com
Money Line: OFF
Over/Under: OFF

Baltimore Orioles (63-90 through September 19)
Tommy Hunter (4-4, 4.81)

The Baltimore Orioles will do their best to play spoiler on Wednesday evening as the Boston Red Sox scramble to hold off the Tampa Bay Rays over the American League Wildcard lead. Through Monday, they’d won five of seven, all against the Rays, Angels and Red Sox, so they’ve been pesky for the contenders.

Tommy Hunter starts Wednesday. His skills are quite ordinary and it’s shown in his numbers since he arrived from the Texas Rangers earlier this season. Hunter has a 5.31 ERA and .300 opponents’ batting average since he became an Oriole. He’s allowed two or more homers in three of his last five starts, though he did throw seven shutout innings against the Angels his last time out.

Boston Red Sox (88-66 through September 19)
Josh Beckett (12-5, 2.50)

The Red Sox have to take advantage with the easy matchup against Baltimore this week since Tampa gets the Yankees. Through Monday, they’d lost seven of 10 and split the doubleheader to open the Baltimore series. [dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]

Josh Beckett returned last week after missing a start with an ankle injury and was fairly sharp against Tampa, allowing two earned runs and striking out seven over six innings. He’s slowed ever so slightly since the All-Star break but he’s still been very effective, going 5-2 with a 2.88 ERA in the second half. Boston needs him now more than ever with so many of its other pitchers injured and/or struggling.

The pick:

The Red Sox have had plenty of scares lately but nothing about Wednesday’s matchup looks scary. Beckett is comfy at home this season, going 6-1 with a 2.30 ERA over 13 starts. Also, Hunter has an awful track record against Boston. The Red Sox have smoked him for 16 runs and seven homers in just 17.1 innings over his four starts against them. Watch out for David Ortiz, who has tagged him for two homers in 10 career at-bats.

The Red Sox have a tough road ahead but they should hit a smooth patch on Wednesday.

Orioles vs Red Sox prediction: Red Sox 7, Orioles 2

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