As much as I have enjoyed watching the Red Sox win consistently they've had a rough patch on the road. With Newcomb Atlanta's newest ace so to speak taking the mound against an inconsistent Portcello, I always get worried about the Portcello openers. But honestly I have been watching this guy consistently the past few outings and as unpredictable as he is you gotta look at the overall bull pen the sox have. They have lots of heaters ready to exposue this lack-luster braves team. While they are still surging the braves that is, i can't help to bet against the Sox ever. 

The braves are leading in the national league and that's great but overall they are NOT the Sox here. And the Sox are 5 games away from hitting that 100 games mark. The hitting on the Sox are incredible and although Newcomb has strength for the Braves I really don't see him outlasting the performances of the hitting squad today for the Sox. I think its a safe play here to take the ML with Boston -128 with Portcello and the bullpen actively ripe to advance the Sox to 96 wins today.

Let's get it going today early with a win!

**** 4 stars of 5 on the Red Sox -128