The Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles face off on Saturday in an MLB showdown at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Kutter Crawford Needs to Be Good
Kutter Crawford gets the start for the Red Sox and he sits with a 6-8 record and an ERA of 4.23. In his last start against the White Sox he went 5.1 innings giving up four hits and three runs. The Red Sox’s offense really struggled on Thursday and they are going to need to get the offense going here. On Thursday they finished with three hits and zero runs. The Red Sox are averaging 4.79 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.84 runs per game. The offense is ranked 9th in the league while the pitching is ranked 21st.
Orioles Look to Finish Regular Season Strong
The Orioles are trying to finish the regular season strong and some success in this series would give them even more confidence heading into the playoffs. The Orioles are averaging 5.04 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.19 runs per game. The offense is ranked 7th in the league while the pitching is ranked 7th in the league. On the mound for the Orioles will be Kyle Gibson who sits with a 15-9 record and an ERA of 4.86.
Shane’s Free Pick
This total is too high. Gibson is going to have a strong start and he’s going to lockdown again here. Crawford was decent in his last start and he’s going to lockdown again here. Both offenses are going to really struggle to get the offense going here against the starting pitching and that will be the difference as this game is going to stay under the total. Back the under to cash here.