Boston at Houston

The Boston Red Sox are put together in similar fashion as they were last season when they won it all, but are getting little from those same players. Most are having off years, and the margin for error with this team has been greatly diminished. The Astros are vastly improved from the teams that lost 105+ games in each of the last three seasons. After 13 consecutive games vs. winning teams, they finally caught a team with a losing record and delivered a three game sweep. The Red Sox are just 2-8 in their last 10 as a favorite, and appear to be unmotivated vs. bad teams, and have now dropped seven straight vs. a team with a losing record. Back Houston.