#927 ASA PLAY ON 8* Boston Red Sox -145 over Arizona Diamondbacks, Friday at 9:40 PM ET - Action on pitchers.  Other than the A's and their 8-game losing streak, the longest losing streak in the majors right now belongs to the Red Sox at 4 games and yet they are a sizable road favorite here.  How can that be?  Well for one thing the Red Sox hold the bullpen edge in this match-up.  Additionally, Boston has a big starting pitching edge here.  We are going action on pitchers here because certainly the likelihood of both pitchers getting scratched is nearly nil and this is as much a play against Brandon Pfaadt as it is a play on Chris Sale.  Note that Pfaadt has had only 1 good outing in 4 starts this season.  In the other 3 starts he has allowed 16 earned runs in 15 innings!  As for Sale, he is back in top-notch form currently.  The veteran lefty has not just been good, he has been absolutely dominant over his last 4 starts!  Sale has allowed only 16 hits while striking out 32 in the 27.1 innings over his last 4 starts!  He also issued a total of only 3 walks in those 4 starts.  He is about as "in the zone" as a pitcher can get and we will not hesitate to back him and the Red Sox here against the Diamondbacks and the rookie Pfaadt.  Boston had won 5 of 7 road games before this rare rough patch and they have not lost more than 4 straight games yet this entire season.  Look for the Red Sox to again respond in this situation.  We get line value because the Red Sox are on the road so the money line is held down to a reasonable price here. The value is on the Red Sox in this one and Boston is currently available at a price range of -145 to -150.