The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox meet Tuesday in MLB action at Fenway Park. The Baltimore Orioles look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Boston Red Sox look to snap a 6-game losing streak.
The Baltimore Orioles have scored 27 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Orioles have won 7 of their last 9 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 152 hits and 63 RBI, while Anthony Santander and Ryan Mountcastle have combined for 266 hits and 167 RBI. Kyle Bradish gets the ball, and he is 4-7 with a 4.65 ERA and 103 strikeouts this season. Bradish is 0-3 with a 5.31 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 8 games. The Red Sox have lost 5 of their last 7 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox with 166 hits and 68 RBI, while Alex Verdugo and Rafael Devers have combined for 310 hits and 155 RBI. Michael Wacha gets the ball, and he is 11-1 with a 2.70 ERA and 97 strikeouts this season. Wacha is 2-1 with a 4.89 ERA and 24 strikeouts in his career against the Orioles.
The Orioles are 5-2 in their last 7 road games and 9-2 in their last 11 Tuesday games. The Red Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 Tuesday games and 0-5 in their last 5 overall. The under is 10-2-1 in Orioles last 13 road games. The over is 5-1-1 in Red Sox last 7 Tuesday games. The Orioles are 3-9 in the last 12 meetings in Boston.
The Boston Red Sox probably should be favored with Michael Wacha on the mound, as he's been terrific this season. However, we're getting the Baltimore Orioles in a plus money spot, a team that's swinging the bats well and is still fighting to stay in the wild card race with a week left to go. The Red Sox are finding ways to lose more often than not these days. Give me the O's and the plus money here.
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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