Baltimore at Boston

Boston has won three straight and four of five including the first two against Baltimore. The Orioles have four straight and seven of their last eight. While I strongly believe that starting pitching is way overvalued in baseball handicapping, in this game I think it is being overlooked in favor of the the recent fortunes of the teams. Boston starts Lenny DiNardo who sports a 7.36 ERA on the season. Countering for Baltimore is Kris Benson with a 3.32 ERA. Benson has won his last three starts and will bring his A game against he Sawx this afternoon. He's 11-5 on the road in division games over the last three seasons. I think this is a potential let down game for Boston and Baltimore will be motivated to avoid the sweep. O's here.