White Sox travel to Fenway for key series, the Chicago White Sox are barely clinging to their slim lead in the American League Central while the Boston Red Sox are trying to make up ground in the American League East. MLB oddsmakers at Betonline.com currently have the Chicago White Sox at +165 betting odds favorites vs Boston Red Sox (-183) heading into this MLB picks matchup.

Those who bet on baseball know that these two division will go down to the wire, which makes the contest on Friday that much more valuable.

The White Sox will send Javier Vazquez to the hill and he's been up and down this month. He's started five games in August and has allowed a combined nine runs in his two bad starts but allowed three runs in his other three starts. Not surprisingly, he's 3-2 this month.

Vazquez has been more efficient pitching at home this year. He's 6-4 with a 4.11 ERA at U.S. Celullar Field and just 4-6 with a 4.55 ERA away from it. Opposing hitters are batting .285 against him on the road.

Overall, Vazquez has been more reliable in the later parts of the season and has a 3.56 ERA since the All-Star break.

He'll face Josh Beckett, who is the team ace for the Red Sox. He has been having some problems with his pitching arm and missed his last start.

Beckett has really struggled since the All-Star break and hasn't been in his typically stellar form. Entering the All-Star break, Beckett was 9-5 with a 3.94 ERA. Since that time he's just 2-4 with a 5.55 ERA. Opposing hitters are batting .314 against him.

He's started one game against the White Sox this season, pitching eight innings and allowing only one earned run.

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