Boston Red Sox Odds to Win the 2007 World Series

The Boston Red Sox odds to win the 2007 World Series were listed at +330 at press time May 18, 2007.  This would translate into a $330 payout for every $100 bet and these payout odds would be locked in if the wager is placed on or around May 18.  The Boston Red Sox is the favorite to win the 2007 World Series at Betmaker.com (see website here)

The Red Sox had the best record in Major League Baseball at press time.  Their record stood at 27-12 with 8 wins in their last 10.  They also ranked as the hottest team in the MLB.

Eric Hinske took one on the chin and then delivered the knockout punch for the Boston Red Sox.

The backup right fielder slammed his face into the ground while making a run-saving catch, and hit a go-ahead homer two innings later to give the Red Sox a 4-2 win Thursday night and a doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers.

Of his two hits, Hinske preferred the second "because it didn't hurt," he said with a smile.

Making a rare start in place of injured right fielder J.D. Drew, Hinske hit his first homer of the season, a two-run shot off Wilfredo Ledezma (3-1) into Boston's bullpen in right-center field, to break a 2-2 tie in the seventh inning. Boston won the opener 2-1 behind starter Julian Tavarez's most effective game of the season.

"When you have a team this deep, you can do some pretty special things," said Curt Schilling, who struggled as the second-game starter. "Today, with Julian in the first game and the bullpen, and tonight with Hinske taking the team by the horns."

With Boston trailing 2-1 and Detroit's Marcus Thames on second with two outs in the fifth, Mike Rabelo hit a fly ball that the wind carried away from Hinske. He dived parallel to the ground and held the ball despite hitting the warning track chin-first. He stayed down for a short time before trotting off the field to an ovation.

Rabelo called it "the most amazing catch I've ever seen."

The dirt, "was all in my eyes, in my mouth," Hinske said. "I was OK. In my mind, unless you've got to carry me off on a stretcher (he'll play). I don't get the chance to play that often."

The sweep increased Boston's lead in the AL East over the second-place New York Yankees to 9 1/2 games. The last time the Yankees, who lost to Chicago 4-1, were that far back was after games of Sept. 6, 1997.

Cleveland Indians odds of winning the 2007 World Series was set at +875 while the Los Angeles Angels odds of winning the 2007 World Series was set at +950 (press time May 20, 2007).  All bets can be placed here at Betmaker.com - established in 1996

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Dan Shapiro, Sports911.com

Originally published May 20, 2007 11:36 am ET