The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles meet in an AL East division matchup in MLB action from Camden Yards on Tuesday night.
The Boston Red Sox will be out to bounce back after being swept by the Yankees over the weekend. Xander Bogaerts leads Boston with a .299 batting average and a .368 OBP while Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 35 home runs and 108 RBIs, boasting 156 hits, only one hit and second to J.D. Martinez who has 157 hits and a team-high 40 doubles and 3 triples this season. Chris Sale is tabbed to get the start here and is 5-0 with a 2.57 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season.
The Baltimore Orioles will be out to bounce back from a 7-4 loss in Sunday’s series finale to Texas. Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with a .299 batting average, a .369 OBP and 173 hits with 36 doubles and 5 triples while Ryan Mountcastle has a team-high 31 home runs and 84 RBIs. Mullins also has 30 home runs while Austin Hays has.4 triples this season. Bruce Zimmermann will start here and is 4-4 with a 4.83 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season.
Boston is 7-2 in their last 9 games as a favorite and 5-2 in their last 7 games against a left-handed starter while the over is 4-0-1 in their last 5 Tuesday games. Baltimore is 17-35 in their last 52 games against a left-handed starter and 14-38 in their last 52 games as an underdog while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss.
Let’s face it, the Red Sox need this win and the Orioles are just there to show up and play the game and if the Red Sox can’t get a win here with Chris Sale on the mound, the Red Sox don’t deserve to be in the playoff hunt. The Orioles have been a punching bag all season long and it’s not going to suddenly change in the final week of the season. Give me Boston -1.5 here to get this insane ML price down.