Schule's MLB BEAST of the EAST - (+$22,645 L558 OVERALL )
(MLB) Minnesota vs. Boston, 07/22/2016 3:10 PM, Score: 2 - 1
Money Line: -174.00 Boston (Home)
Result: Loss
This is an 8* play on the Boston Red Sox.

The battle for first in the AL East is heating up, with just 1.5 games separating the top three teams (Baltimore, Boston and Toronto). The Red Sox host the last place Twins on Friday, and this looks like a complete mismatch.

Eduardo Rodriguez will toe the slab for the Sox, and while his numbers don't look great, he's coming off his best start of the season. Rodriguez (2-3, 7.18 ERA) allowed just one run on four hits over seven innings in a win at New York his last time out. He gave up four runs on six hits over 4 2/3 innings, not factoring in the decision in a 15-4 win over the Twins earlier this season.

The Twins hand the ball to Kyle Gibson, who was opposite Rodriguez in that 15-4 blowout on June 11. Gibson (2-6, 5.12 ERA) allowed four runs on 10 hits over six innings in a 6-1 loss to Cleveland his last time out. He's 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA in four starts on the road this year.

The Red Sox have scored more runs than any other team in the majors, while the Twins are batting a woeful .239 on the road this season.

Take BOS.

GL,

Jesse Schule