Mike Stobe/Getty ImagesThe Boston Red Sox advanced to the American League Championship Series with a 4-3 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.Rick Porcello started for the Red Sox and silenced the high-powered Yankees offense in his five innings. He allowed one run on four hits and struck out one.The Yankees mounted a rally in the ninth inning http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-jake-odorizzi-jersey , scoring twice off Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel, butGleyber Torres grounded out to third to end the game.Steve Pearce and Eduardo Nunez each had two hits for Boston, with the latter driving home one run, to help the Red Sox get by despite Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi combining to go 0-for-8 at the top of the order.Aaron Boone's Inexperience Proves Costly for YankeesIn one playoff series, Yankees manager Aaron Boone erased most鈥攊f not all鈥攐f the good will he generated by leading the team to 100 wins in the regular season.Boone received criticism for sticking with Luis Severino too long in Game 3 on Monday, when Severino exited in the fourth inning with the bases loaded and the Yankees down 3-0. By the end of the frame, New York trailed 10-0.Boone didn't learn from his mistake Tuesday night.CC Sabathia opened the third inning by hitting Benintendi and allowing a single to Pearce. The veteran left-hander remained in the game despite looking shaky and surrendering a sacrifice fly to J.D. Martinez. Two batters later, Ian Kinsler plated Pearce with a double. Then Kinsler scored on Nunez's single to give the Red Sox a 3-0 lead.Once again, Boone sat idle as his starting pitcher unraveled. All his best relievers鈥攚ho were fresh since they didn't pitch Monday night鈥攔emained in the bullpen.Joel Sherman Joelsherman1Hit by pitch, single Eddie Rosario Jersey , 98.7 mph sac fly to deep CF by Martinez. 1-0 #RedSox. Still no one warming. #Yankees relievers will be well rested for when pitchers and catchers report.Buster Olney Buster_ESPNAfter Benintendi was hit by a pitch, the Red Sox had five right-handed hitters due to bat vs. Sabathia.Results:Pearce SingleMartinez Sac fly to deep center 1-0Bogaerts Ground outKinsler Line-drive double, 2-0Nunez Single 3-0Joe Sheehan joe_sheehanYou beat a bullpen team by never letting them leverage their bullpen. Aaron Boone did a great job of beating the #Yankees.Boone learned the hard way a manager has to have a quick hook in the postseason, especially in an elimination game. Any one of Dellin Betances, Zach Britton or David Robertson would've been a sensible replacement for Sabathia in the third inning.Yankees managers are evaluated on their postseason performance, and the ALDS was a baptism by fire for Boone. He won't be jettisoned this offseason, but his mishandling of the pitching staff will have him under the microscope in 2019.Balanced Red Sox Offense Will Push Astros Aces to the LimitThe Astros trio of Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole and Dallas Keuchel allowed five earned runs in 17.1 innings in their ALDS sweep of the Cleveland Indians. Houston likely won't be able to count on that kind of dominance in the ALCS when it faces off with the best offense in MLB.The Red Sox ranked first in on-base percentage (.339) and slugging percentage (.453) and, according to FanGraphs, were also first inweighted on-base average(.340) and third inweighted runs created plus(110).Even the unsung heroes are delivering for Boston. Brock Holt hit for the cycle in Game 3 Robbie Grossman Jersey , and Kinsler was good as Holt's replacement in Game 4, going 1-for-4 with the RBI double. No. 9 hitter Christian Vazquez, who hit three home runs in the regular season, went yard in the fourth inning Tuesday night.BYU鈥檚 Cosmo the Cougar Is the Next Superstar MascotJoshua Johnson Is HS Footballs Quadruple ThreatThe Champions x Queer EyeHappy 26th Birthday to OBJ 馃帀Happy Anniversary to the Cubs Curse-BreakingD-Rose Turned Back the Clock and Put Up 50Will Drake鈥檚 Favorite Teams Reverse the 6 God Curse?Sports Worlds Halloween Costumes Went HardUp Your Halloween Game with Giant Pumpkin RegattaThe Champions: Episode 6 Is ComingDubs Trolled Fergie So Hard It Became a ChallengePurdue Footballs No. 1 Fan Is Inspiring the TeamOne Road to MLB Starts with a Bottle Cap and BroomstickIts Been a Wild Month with Flyers鈥?Mascot Gritty馃専The Champions: Episode 5 馃専CP3-Rondo Blowup Was a Long Time ComingMahomes Is Showtime Off the Field TooCFBs Creative Entrances Put WWE to ShameWorld Pole Climbing Championships Are Something ElseNBA Let Players Know They Have to Cover Branded TattoosRight Arrow IconRed Sox manager Alex Cora seems to have the Midas touch.Lindsey Adler lindseyadlerThe nine-hole catcher hit a cheapie home run. Alex Cora continues to predict the future.Rob Bradford bradfoKinsler. Nunez. Vazquez. All with RBI. Cora could pinch-hit himself right now and it would workWhile good pitching tends to trump good hitting in October, the Boston lineup is so stacked it could be the difference in the ALCS.Granted, the Red Sox may need to score a ton of runs to provide enough of a cushion for a bullpen that remains a trouble spot. Improving Starting Rotation Easier Said Than Done for Yankees in OffseasonEspecially after such a disappointing end to the season, one assumes the Yankees will spare no expense to strengthen their roster in the offseason. Manny Machado and Bryce Harper headline the upcoming free-agent class, and both are destined to be targets for New York.All the money in the world can't guarantee the Yankees strengthen one of their biggest issues, though.Russell Steinberg Russ_SteinbergOffseason plans: Get Harper and Machado, hope Romine gets a lot better at pitchingSabathia http://www.twinsfanproshop.com/authentic-kyle-gibson-jersey , J.A. Happ and Lance Lynn will be free agents. Independent of what those three do, New York will want to add to its starting rotation. The problem is, free agency won't provide a bounty of elite starting pitchers.Clayton Kershaw canopt outof his contract but would come with somebig question marks. He hasn't made 30-plus starts since 2015, and his 3.19 FIP in 2018 was the second-worst of his career, perBaseball Reference. As much as signing one of the greatest pitchers of a generation can be risky, signing Kershaw鈥攆or the price it would take to get him out of Los Angeles鈥攚ould be risky.After Kershaw, you're looking at Keuchel, Patrick Corbin, David Price鈥攁notheropt-out candidate鈥攁nd Charlie Morton as the best options on the market.In a vacuum, any one of those four would provide an upgrade for the Yankees. But you have to factor in how much New York might have to overpay to land one of the top arms available. Signing Corbin would be nice; signing Corbin for $25 million to $30 million annually would be less nice.General manager Brian Cashman will have to get creative to build a rotation that can match the Yankees' star-studded lineup.What's Next?The Red Sox will meet the defending World Series champion Houston Astros in the ALCS. Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at Fenway Park Logan Morrison Jersey , with the first pitch set for 8:09 p.m. ET. The Chicago Cubs (58-40) will try to win consecutive games for the first time since right after the MLB All-Star break on Monday when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks (54-46). The Cubs alternated wins and losses in a five-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals going back to last Thursday that also included a doubleheader split at Wrigley Field on Saturday.MLB betting line: The Diamondbacks opened as -120 favorites (wager $120 to win $100); the total is at nine runs, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. (Line updates and matchup report)MLB betting pick, via OddsShark computer: 5.4-2.2, Diamondbacks (MLB picks on every game)Check out the OddsShark podcast on iTunes or at OddsShark.libsyn.com for more odds information, betting picks and a breakdown of this week鈥檚 top sports betting news.Why the Diamondbacks can pay on the MLB linesThe Diamondbacks avoided being swept at home by the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, earning a 6-1 victory thanks to ace Zack Greinke. Arizona ended Colorado's seven-game winning streak and moved back into second place behind the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Diamondbacks will now send southpaw Patrick Corbin (6-4, 3.24 ERA) to the mound looking for his first win since June 5. Corbin is 0-2 in seven starts since then with five no-decisions, two of which came away from home. The 29-year-old has been very good on the road this season, going 2-1 in nine outings with a 2.89 ERA.Why the Cubs can pay on the MLB linesChicago extended its winning streak to four games with a 9-6 victory in the series opener against St. Louis. The Cubs also closed out the series against the Cardinals with a 7-2 win on Sunday behind seven solid innings from pitcher Jose Quintana, who allowed two runs and six hits with four walks and six strikeouts on 121 pitches. It was a much-needed quality start for Chicago in a series that saw 65 total runs scored.Next up in the rotation is converted reliever Luke Farrell (3-3 Tim Tebow Jersey , 3.86), who has made just one start for the Cubs this season. That came back on June 23 when he surrendered three runs on two hits and two walks in 2.2 innings of an 11-2 defeat to the Cincinnati Reds. However, that remains the only time he has given up more than two earned runs this year.Smart betting pickArizona definitely has an edge in the pitching matchup, due mostly to Farrell's inexperience as a starter and Corbin's success on the road. The Diamondbacks have also won three of the past five meetings, according to the OddsShark MLB Database, including the last two at Wrigley Field. Before that, Chicago had won nine of the previous 11 in the series, so take Arizona to pull off the upset in the series opener.MLB betting trendsThe total has gone UNDER in five of Arizona's last seven games.Arizona is 14-5 in its last 19 games on the road.Chi Cubs is 12-3 in its last 15 games at home.All MLB odds and betting trends according to Bleacher Report鈥檚 official odds partner, OddsShark. Check out OddsShark on Twitter and Instagram or head to YouTube for more betting picks and analysis on this week's top games. You can also download the free odds tracker app.