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earlier this week (BovadaOfficial):Dodgers EVENRed Sox -130Boston has been met
with little resistance on its way to the American League pennant. Under
first-year manager Alex Cora, the Red Sox cruised to the AL East crown by going
a franchise-record 108-54 during the regular season. They took out the archrival
New York Yankees in four games in the ALDS, and after dropping the opening game
of the ALCS, they ran off four straight wins against the Houston Astros in the
ALCS.Powered by AL MVP candidates J.D. Martinez and Mookie Betts, the Red Sox
have had the top offense in both the regular season and the postseason.Not only
that, but former AL Cy Young award winner David Price appears to have exorcized
his postseason demons. After his teams were winless in his first 10 career
postseason starts, Boston went 2-0 in the five-time All-Star's ALCS starts. That
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things weren't so easy for Los Angeles in the National League. The Dodgers
(92-71) had to scratch and claw their way into the postseason, and they needed a
163rd game in order to win the NL West. They easily handled the Atlanta Braves
in four games in the NLDS but were pushed to the limit by the red-hot Milwaukee
Brewers in the NLCS.Ultimately, Los Angeles pulled out a 5-1 victory on the road
at Miller Park to win its second consecutive NL pennant.The Dodgers are strong
both on the mound and at the plate. Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler andHyun-Jin
Ryu have come up with big starts throughout the playoffs. Also, the offense
ranked second only to the record-setting Yankees with 235 home runs.Los
Angeleshad10players reach double digits, with seven reaching the 20 mark.Boston
owns home-field advantage after finishing with the better record during the
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Tuesday, Oct.
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a 4.07 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 2018. The Diamondbacks designatedreliever Randall
Delgado for assignment to make room forAndriese on their 40-man roster.Andriese
has appeared in 27 games, starting four this season. He's struck out 59 batters
in 59.2 innings. Now in his fourth MLB season,Andriese was mostly used as a
starter in 2016 and 2017."Ultimately, I'm not happy with the decision," Andriese
said during spring training, perRoger Mooneyof theTampa Bay Times. "But at this
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on."Shaffer, 21, was the23rd-rankedprospect in the Diamondbacks organization.
He's 7-5 with a 2.70 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, striking out 109 batters in 106.2
innings.Perez, 25, has spent the 2018 season in Triple-A Reno. He's hitting
.284/.342/.417 with six home runs and 29 runs batted in.