Red Sox vs. Orioles Pick
Can the Baltimore Orioles take another win from the Boston Red Sox when the two teams meet up again at 7:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Boston is the favorite on the road, as the Red Sox are getting odds of -130 to win, while the Orioles are getting a money line of +115 to win. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has David Price (0-0, 5.40 ERA) making his second start for Boston to face Dylan Bundy (6-3, 2.89) of the Orioles. Price went 5 innings in his 2017 debut against the White Sox last week, allowing 3 earned runs in 2 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. Bundy has been pretty steady for Baltimore, as one bad outing is all that sticks out. He has 49 strikeouts with 20 walks and a WHIP of 1.14 after 11 starts.
Baltimore has won the first two games of this series, picking up a 7-5 win on Thursday and a 3-2 victory on Friday. The Orioles have won three straight over the Sox now. Baltimore is now 29-24 overall and 19-8 at home. Boston is 29-25 overall and 12-15 on the road.
Friday’s win saw both bullpens pitch very well. Baltimore’s pen pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless ball while the Red Sox pen went 2 innings of scoreless ball. The damage was done early in the game as Rick Porcello gave up 3 runs in 6 innings to take his seventh loss of the season. Alec Asher gave up 2 runs in 6.1 innings and earned his second win. Manny Machado hit his 11th home run of the season to lead Baltimore while Pablo Sandoval had his fourth homer for Boston.
The Orioles seem to be getting back on track after a rough stretch. They are back to looking like a very good team at home, beating the Yankees and Sox for three straight wins. Boston hasn’t been a reliable team on the road and Price is still slowly working his way back after being on the DL to start the season. I don’t think we will see him at his best yet, and that should allow Baltimore to get another win.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: BALTIMORE ORIOLES +115