We are wrapping up the week in Major League Baseball with a full 15-game slate on Sunday. As usual, the action is headlined by the Sunday Night Game of the Week at 7:00 pm ET between the Red Sox and Orioles. Meanwhile, the Yankees are trying to get back on track against the Blue Jays and the Astros are paying one more visit to the Braves.
Let's take a look at the three components of this parlay.
For this parlay we are going with two favorites on the run line and one underdog on the money line. Let's break down each of the three legs one by one.
Braves -1.5 over Astros (+145)
In the finale of this series, which is a 2021 World Series rematch, Houston is sending Jose Urquidy to the mound. He may be the odd man out of the rotation in the playoffs with the return of starter Lance McCullers Jr., but for now Urquidy is still out there. The Astros lost his most recent start and he allowed five runs in the outing before that. He even fell to the league-worst Athletics in July. The Astros boast the best record in the American League, but Urquidy hasn't been any part of the reason for it. Atlanta is countering with Charlie Morton, who has been in stellar form since a slow start to the 2022 campaign. The veteran was righty was dealing in Game 1 of the Fall Classic last year against Houston before sustaining a broken leg – on which he still famously struck out Jose Altuve. Morton's resurgence combined with a powerful Braves lineup licking its chops against Urquidy should be enough for the home team to roll.