Online Sports Betting Overview The Tampa Bay Rays have been tightening the AL wild card race with the Boston Red Sox for weeks. But neither the Red Sox nor the Rays have been able to put together that winning streak which will decide this thing for good. The Rays have been 4-6 in the last 10 games and that includes losing both games in a recent double-header with the New York Yankees that could have made the Rays tied with the Red Sox. The game after the double-header, the Rays pounded the Yankees 15-8 but were only able to gain a half-game in the two and half game deficit the team faces in the unpredictable AL wild card race. The Toronto Blue Jays have shown consistently that it has an offense worthy of making the playoffs. But it has been the Toronto pitching that has consistently let the team down and pushed the Blue Jays out of playoff contention. But even the best sports betting sites know that the Blue Jays have a very good chance at finishing at the .500 mark for the season and then building on that for next year. The loss of star pitcher Roy Halladay two years ago still reverberates throughout the organization. The Jays will be spending the rest of this season looking at their pitching rotation to see who makes the cut next year, and do not be surprised if the Jays go after one or two big name hurlers in the off-season. Tampa Bay Rays The bass fishing in Tampa is world famous, but the baseball has been kind of sketchy lately. The Rays have had several chances to catch the Boston Red Sox in the AL wild card race but have failed to produce wins. To try and gain ground on Boston by beating the Blue Jays, Tampa sends Jeff Niemann to the mound in this game. Niemann is 11-7 on the season and has a 3.95 record, but it has been his performance down the stretch that will get him a spot on the rotation next season. In his last 10 games, Niemann has a 7-3 record which includes two wins over the Red Sox and a win over the Blue Jays. Toronto Blue Jays Toronto ace Ricky Romero has been making his own MLB baseball news headlines this season. Romero is 15-10 on the season with a 2.98 ERA. But in his last 10 starts, Romero is 7-1 with a 2.78 ERA. He has beaten Tampa Bay and Boston each twice in that stretch. This will be Romero’s last start of the 2011 campaign, so chances are very good that he will want to make it count. The Bottom Line The betonline.com reviews for the Rays and Red Sox have been less than favorable lately. While the Rays possess an excellent opportunity to gain some ground on the Red Sox by winning this game, there are too many factors working against Tampa. The Jays are 6-4 in its last 10 games and are coming off a very impressive win over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Considering how inconsistent the Rays have been lately, the combination of Romero on the mound and the Toronto offense at the plate will work to push the Rays even further back in the AL wild card standings. Pick: Toronto Blue Jays
