The Boston Red Sox and St Louis Cardinals will do battle in Game 5 of their best of 7 World Series from Major League Baseball on Monday night. <br /> <br />First pitch from St Louis is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX. <br /> <br /> <br />The Game 5 betting odds have the home side St Louis Cardinals favored by -114 odds with the return on the road underdog Boston Red Sox at +104 odds. The run total is lined at seven runs. <br /> <br />Getting the start for the Red Sox on Monday night will be veteran left hander Jon Lester as he will oppose Cardinals righty Adam Wainwright. Lester is 18-9 on the season in 37 starts with an ERA of 3.52 and WHIP of 1.27. Wainwright works his 39th game of 2013 and is 21-11 with an ERA of 2.87 and WHIP of 1.05. <br /> <br />Lester has worked four games this post season and has allowed five earned runs and 21 hits over 27 innings of work. Jon Lester last threw in Game 1 of the World Series and allowed no earned runs and five hits over 7 2/3rd innings pitched in an 8-1 home win against the Cardinals. <br /> <br />Wainwright in four playoff starts in 2013 and given up seven earned runs and 23 hits in 28 innings of work. His last outing was Game 1 of the World Series and he gave up three earned runs and six hits in five innings in an 8-1 road loss to Boston. <br /> <br />Boston levels the World Series at 1-1 after a 4-2 road win at the St Louis Cardinals as a -109 betting odds favorite. The game stayed under the total of 7 ½ runs.
