David Maxwell/Getty ImagesThe New York Yankees are on the brink of elimination in their American League Division Series against the Boston Red Sox http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-patrick-corbin-jersey , sitting as small home favorites at the sportsbooks for Game 4 on Tuesday. After the Yankees won 6-2 on the road in Game 2 on Saturday, the Red Sox turned the tables and got revenge on Monday in a 16-1 rout. MLB betting line: The Yankees opened as -124 favorites (wager $124 to win $100), according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)MLB betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 5.8-3.4, Red Sox (MLB picks on every game)Check out the OddsShark podcast on iTunes or at OddsShark.libsyn.com for more odds information, betting picks and a breakdown of this week鈥檚 top sports betting news. Why the Red Sox can pay on the MLB linesIf Boston can win Game 3 easily on the road, grabbing a series-clinching victory on Tuesday is not out of the question either, with the defending World Series champion Houston Astros awaiting in the AL Championship Series.The Red Sox do not need to worry about the Astros yet and must simply concentrate on eliminating their current opponent that knows them all too well. Former AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello (17-7, 4.28 ERA) will toe the rubber for Boston and went 2-0 versus New York during the regular season to go along with a 2.31 ERA in four starts. Why the Yankees can pay on the MLB linesThe Yankees will be counting on a former Cy Young winner of their own in this spot with CC Sabathia (9-7, 3.65 ERA) getting the call in their biggest game of the year. Sabathia will likely be on a short leash but cannot fare worse than Luis Severino did in Game 3. The lefty performed well at home for New York this season Randy Johnson Jersey , going 6-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 15 starts there.Sabathia's ERA on the road was more than a full run higher, and he also went 1-0 against the Red Sox during the regular season with a 4.50 ERA in three outings. If he can just give the Yankees a few quality innings, they can win.Smart betting pickThis has been an unpredictable series so far, with New York seemingly taking control after stealing a Game 2 win only to give it back in a Game 3 blowout. But Boston does not want to host a Game 5 on Thursday and wants as much time to prepare for Houston as possible. The Red Sox will do it here and move on to the ALCS for the first time since winning the World Series in 2013.MLB betting trendsThe total has gone over in seven of Boston's last eight games.The total has gone over in five of Boston's last six games on the road.The total has gone over in nine of New York's last 10 games.All MLB odds and betting trends according to Bleacher Report鈥檚 official odds partner, OddsShark. Check out OddsShark on Twitter and Instagram or head to YouTube for more betting picks and analysis on this week's top games. You can also download the free odds tracker app. HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros toasted a playoff berth in a private moment, and then moved on to their next goal.“You’ve got to take it step by step so it’s nice to acknowledge and celebrate it because you don’t take it for granted,” right-hander Gerrit Cole said. “But we’ve got some more work to do.”Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam and a two-run homer on his way to a career-high seven RBIs, and the Astros secured a spot in the postseason with an 11-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.George Springer added a three-run shot in the eighth for the Astros, who are still looking to secure the AL West title. The defending World Series champions maintained a 3 1/2-game lead over second-place Oakland, which beat Minnesota 7-6 in 10 innings.Cole (15-5) allowed three hits and three runs in seven innings in his fifth straight win. He also struck out 12 http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-a.-j.-pollock-jersey , giving him 1,006 for his career and moving him in front of teammate Justin Verlander (269) for most in the AL this season with 272.Gurriel hit his third career grand slam in the first inning. He connected for his 12th homer against Andrew Heaney (9-10) in the third and singled in Tyler White in the fifth.It was his first career multihomer game. His brother Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also homered twice for Toronto on Friday night, marking the first time in major league history that brothers had multihomer games on the same day.“My parents were so happy that they didn’t know what to do with themselves, hearing the great news,” Yuli Gurriel said through a translator. “Sometimes I have a good game and sometimes he has a good game, but for us to have a great game together is very special.”Gurriel’s seven RBIs were the most for a Houston player since J.R. Towles set a franchise record with eight 11 years ago on Friday.Mike Trout homered for the second straight game for the Angels, who lost their third in a row. They allowed 42 runs combined in those three losses.Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman hit consecutive singles with one out in the first and Heaney walked Marwin Gonzalez to load the bases. Gurriel then belted an opposite-field shot to right field.Gonzalez walked again with one out in the third before Gurriel drove an 81-mph curveball into the Crawford Boxes in left field.Heaney allowed six runs in three innings.“At the wrong times, he hung some pitches and those guys didn’t miss them,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “He had eight baserunners in three innings, so he was a little out of sorts and they turned the page on him.”Jose Fernandez doubled with two outs in the sixth before Trout’s 37th homer cut Houston’s lead to 7-2. Andrelton Simmons tripled with one out in the seventh and scored on a single by Francisco Arcia.TRAINER’S ROOMAstros: SS Carlos Correa was out of the lineup and manager A.J. Hinch said he’ll sit out until at least Monday as he continues to deal with soreness in his lower back. “Carlos is still not right Yasmany Tomas Jersey ,” Hinch said. “He’s played through it and it hasn’t worked out.” Correa was on the disabled list from June 26-Aug. 10 and has struggling since his return, hitting just .174 in with one homer and 13 RBIs in 34 games.COLE’S K’SCole’s strikeouts are the fourth-most in franchise history. He said it was special to reach 1,000 career strikeouts.“The guys took a moment tonight to recognize it and that meant a lot,” he said. “There are a lot of really professional and special arms in this room so that kind of keeps you in perspective.”THEY SAID ITHinch on the team teasing Yuli Gurriel in the dugout as they watched what his brother was doing: “I think he was trying to keep up with his brother. Every time they kept putting the fantasy numbers up on the board he came up with another RBI, another homer, another hit. We had some fun with him.”UP NEXTVerlander (16-9, 2.67 ERA) opposes Jaime Barria (10-9, 3.61 ERA) when the series continues Saturday night. Verlander has won his last three starts and needs just one strikeout to set a career high. Barria is 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA in three starts against the Astros this season.
