Free MLB Picks - Orioles at Red Sox MLB Odds: The Boston Red Sox will be playing losing teams in 16 of their final 24 games of the 2009 regular season. The weaker schedule will be a feather in their caps as the Red Sox battle the Rangers for the American League Wild Card slot. On Wednesday, the Red Sox will try to pick up a sweep of last place Baltimore when the clubs play at 7:10 pm ET. Getting the starting nod for the Red Sox is veteran Paul Byrd, The righthander is 1-1 with a 7.56 ERA. Countering for the Orioles is Jason Berken who is currently 4-11 this season with a 6.07 ERA.

Boston is listed as a solid -200 moneyline favorite versus Baltimore on the Bodog.com betting board with a 10 1/2 run total. Orioles backers are getting +180 moneyline underdog's odds.

Byrd has gone from one extreme to the other in his first two starts since rejoining the Red Sox. After throwing six shutout innings in a win over the Blue Jays, Byrd was rocked by the White Sox, giving up 10 hits and seven runs over 2 1/3 innings. In eight career starts against the Orioles, Byrd is 4-2 with a 4.30 ERA. He is 5-3 with a 4.55 ERA in 10 starts at Fenway Park.

Berken has worked to a 2-0 record with a 2.81 ERA in his last three starts, a span that corresponds directly to his usage of a two-seam fastball. The right-hander has begun to get the ball down more in the last three starts and has allowed just one home run. By contrast, Berken had allowed six home runs and 11 earned runs in his last three starts employing the four-seam fastball.

Dustin Pedroia was 2-for-3 with two homers and three runs batted in, as the Red Sox drilled the Orioles 10-0 on Tuesday night.

Boston cashed as -230 home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 9.5-run total listed by oddsmakers. J.D. Drew hit a three-run dinger for Boston, as Clay Buchholz pitched seven scoreless innings to get the win for the Red Sox. David Hernandez was rocked for six runs over 2 2-3 innings to take the loss for Baltimore, while Matt Wieters went 2-for-3 for the Orioles.

Free MLB Picks: A total bet - OVER 10 1/2 - looks very enticing for this game.