Rangers vs. Red Sox Prediction
Will Chris Sale shut down the Rangers tonight when the Red Sox host Texas at 7:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Red Sox are -270 money line favorites versus the Rangers, who have odds of +230 to pull off the upset. With Sale set to face Martin Perez in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 8.5 runs.
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Latest on Perez via Rotoworld: Perez picked up his second win by limiting the Phillies to two runs over seven innings Thursday. Perez struck out eight, which matches his career high; he fanned eight twice in 2013 and once in 2014. Perez has a decent 3.71 ERA through nine starts, but his WHIP stands at 1.57.
Sale wasn’t involved in the decision after allowing two runs over seven innings and striking out 10 Friday against the A’s. This makes eight straight 10-K games for Sale, but the overall results haven’t been as strong as late; he has a 3.54 ERA in May after coming in at 1.19 in April.
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OUR PREDICTION: The under is 4-1 in Sale’s last five home starts, is 7-2 in his last nine outings overall, and is 6-1 in his last seven outings following a Quality Start in his last appearance. The under is also 7-3-1 in Perez’s last 11 starts versus American League East opponents, is 27-12-1 in his last 40 starts versus a team with a winning record, and is 35-16 in his last 51 outings when their opponent allows five runs or more in their previous game.
WEDNESDAY MLB PREDICTION: RANGERS/RED SOX UNDER 8.5