The Boston Red Sox managed to stay alive and avoid getting swept in this ALDS thanks to a 10-3 victory on Sunday. I think the Astros will get the job done today instead with Charlie Morton on the mound.

Morton (14-7, 3.62 ERA) closed out the regular season by going 4-1 with a 2.54 ERA in five September starts. That included holding Boston to a pair of runs on four hits in 5 1/3 frames in the very last start. Morton has held the current Red Sox to a .190 AVG over 58 at bats.

The Red Sox hand the ball to Rick Porcello (11-17, 4.65 ERA) who's had a very mediocre season overall, and he went 2-2 with a 5.93 ERA in five September starts. He has been tagged with seven runs on 10 hits in six innings against the Astros on the season and they're batting .302 over 106 at bats against the right-hander.

Houston almost matched Boston for hits yesterday (13 vs. 15), and there's no doubt in my mind that the better team (Astros) will win this game.

My MLB Game of the Month is a 10* play on Houston Astros.