Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays MLB Betting Odds: On Friday, the weather in Boston wouldn't cooperate enough for game 1 to be played. The good news is that neither (starting) pitcher was really affected by it, thus, both are ready to go tonight. This American League East showdown will feature, two great veteran right-handers going head-to-head Saturday evening. One of them is at the peak of his career and might not be with his current team for much longer. Meanwhile, the other one is sort of on his way out, and will be making his first start with a new team tonight. At SBGglobal.com, the Boston Red Sox are betting odds favorites by a ML of -113 over the Toronto Blue Jays (-107).
The World Series Champion, Boston Red Sox (71-51), are trying to keep pace with the unflappable Tampa Bay Rays (74-47) in the race for the AL East crown. 
Going into tonight, the Rays remain 3.5 games in front of Boston, as they blanked out the Rangers in the opener (7-0) of a 3-game series in Arlington.
If the season ended today, the Red Sox would get into the post-season via the AL Wild Card, while the Blue Jays would not make the playoffs. The OVER/UNDER for this Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays MLB Betting Odds is 8.5 combined total runs.
The story for tonight’s game 1 is the pitching match up. For Boston, newly acquired RHP Paul Byrd (7-10, 4.53 ERA), will be making his Red Sox debut. The 13-year MLB veteran and soon to be 38-years of age, spent his last 3 seasons with the Cleveland Indians. Red Sox GM, Theo Epstein, acquired Byrd after the trade deadline, because the Tribe had placed Byrd on wavers.
Right-handed pitcher and Cy Young Award recipient, Roy Halladay, is having yet another phenomenal year. In his 24 starts this season, Halladay is 13-9, with a lights-out ERA of 2.72. In 182.1 innings pitched, Halladay has thrown 7 complete games, struck out 155 batters, and has only walked 31. Also he has only allowed 13 long balls all season long.
