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It is an AL East battle as the Boston Red Sox visit the Baltimore Orioles. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Orioles prediction and pick.
The Red Sox come in the series sitting in third in the AL East. They have won five of their last seven games but lost two of three to the Brewers over the weekend. Meanwhile, the Orioles come into the series sitting in second in the AL East. They were swept by the Cardinals, before hitting the road and sweeping the White Sox in four games. The two will play the first game of the series on Monday. Cooper Criswell will be on the mound for the Red Sox. He is 2-1 with a 2.86 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Cole Irvin will be on them out for the Orioles. He is 4-2 with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Red Sox-Orioles Odds
Boston Red Sox: +1.5 (-154)
Moneyline: +134
Baltimore Orioles -1.5 (+124)
Moneyline: -158
Over: 8.5 (+100)
Under: 8.5 (-122)
How to Watch Red Sox vs. Orioles
Time: 6:35 PM ET/ 3:35 PM PT
TV: NESN/MASN
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Red Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win
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The Red Sox are 13th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 12th in batting average, 14th in base percentage, and ninth in slugging. Rafael Devers has led the way this year. He is hitting .272 on the year with a .370 on-base percentage. He has 11 doubles and 10 home runs, which has led to 24 RBIs. Further, he has scored 27 times this year. Meanwhile, Ceddanne Rafela leads the team in RBIs this year. Rafela is not hitting well, hitting just .208 on the year with a .234 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, two triples, and five home runs, leading to 28 RBIs. Rafela has also scored 24 times.
Scoring plenty of runs this year is Tyler O'Neill. He is hitting .236 this year, with six doubles and team team-leading 11 home runs. This has led to 17 RBIs. Further, he has scored 29 times this year. Rounding out the top bats is Jarren Duran. Duran is hitting .272 on the year with a .338 on-base percentage. He has 15 doubles, eight triples, and three home runs, leading to 22 RBIs. Duran has also stolen 22 bases and scored 31 times this year.
The Red Sox are second in team ERA while sitting fifth in WHIP and eighth in opponent batting average. Brayan Bello will be on the mound for the Red Sox in this one. He is 5-2 on the year with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Bello has struggled in his last three starts. He has given up ten runs in the last three starts, giving him a 5.74 ERS in those three starts. Still, he is 2-1 in that time. Current Orioles have 50 career at-bats against Bello. They have hit .220 against Bello with three RBIs.
Why The Orioles Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Orioles are seventh in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 15th in batting average, 24th in on-base percentage, and second in slugging. Gunnar Henderson has been great this year. He is hitting .264 on the year with a .361 on-base percentage. He has five doubles, four triples, and 17 home runs. This has led to 37 RBIs and 39 runs scored. Henderson has also stolen seven bases. Meanwhile, Jordan Westburg is third on the team in RBIs. He is hitting .284 on the year with a .332 on-base percentage. Westburg has ten doubles, three triples, and eight home runs, helping get him to 31 RBIs. He has also stolen five bases and scored 27 times.
Adley Rutschman is also being highly productive. He is hitting .300 on the year with a .338 on-base percentage. Rutschman has ten home runs this year and 35 RBIs. He has also scored 28 times this year. Rounding out the top bats is Anthony Santander. He is hitting .201 on the year with a .284 on-base percentage. Santander has 11 doubles and nine home runs, leading to 29 RBIs. He has also scored 25 times.
The Orioles are fifth in team ERA while sitting third in WHIP and second in opponent batting average. It will be Grayson Rodriguez on the mound for the Oriole in this one. He is 5-1 with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. He has been great as of late. In the last three starts for Rodriguez, he has allowed just two runs over 16.2 innings of work.
Final Red Sox-Orioles Prediction & Pick
The Red Sox have relied on great pitching to have success this year. The Orioles have had better pitching overall. Combined with their offense, this is a bad match-up for the Red Sox in this one. The only hope for the Red Sox is their prior success against Grayson Rodriguez. Most of that came early in Rodriguez's career though and he is a much better pitcher now. Take the Orioles in this one.
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Final Red Sox-Orioles Prediction & Pick: Orioles ML (-158)
