The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox meet in game one of their three-game AL East set from Fenway Park on Friday night.

Orioles Rolling After Sweep

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten back on track after a 5th straight win following their sweep of the Angels with a 10-3 win last time out. The win propelled the O’s to 88-51 on the year, sitting at the top of the AL East. Anthony Santander leads the Orioles with 27 home runs and 82 RBIs as well as 131 hits and 34 doubles while Adley Rutschman has a team-high 139 hits and a .368 OBP. Austin Hays has a team-best .288 batting average and 130 hits and 34 doubles as well for the O’s. Gunnar Henderson also has a team-high 6 triples for the Orioles up to this point in the year. Kyle Bradish will start for the Orioles here and is 10-6 with a 3.03 ERA and 136 strikeouts this season.

Baltimore Orioles Team Facts

– The Orioles have won each of their last eight road games against American League opponents.
– The Orioles have failed to cover the run line each of their last six games at Fenway Park against teams that held a winning record.
– The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Orioles’ last seven night games against American League opponents.
– The Orioles have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six games at Fenway Park against AL East opponents that held a winning record.
– The Orioles have led after 3 innings in each of their last four games.

Baltimore Orioles Player Prop Facts

– Anthony Santander has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances in night games against AL East teams that held a winning record.
– Ryan Mountcastle has recorded at least one RBI in six of his last seven appearances with the Orioles as road favorites.
– Cedric Mullins has scored at least one run in each of the Orioles’ last six games against the Red Sox.
– Kyle Bradish has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances.
– Ramon Urias has recorded at least one total base in each of his last eight appearances with the Orioles as road favorites.
– Anthony Santander has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against AL opponents.
– Kyle Bradish ranks 5th amongst qualified players for Earned Run Average (3.03) this season.

Red Sox Lose Series Vs. Rays

The Boston Red Sox come into this one on the heels of a series loss against Tampa Bay after falling 3-1 in Wednesday’s series finale. The loss dropped Boston to 72-68 on the year, sitting 16.5 games back in the AL East behind the O’s and 5 games back in the AL Wild Card hunt. Masataka Yoshida leads the Red Sox with 139 hits and a .292 batting average and Triston Casas has a team-high .369 OBP. Rafael Devers has a team-high 29 home runs and 91 RBIs while Justin Turner has 137 hits and 91 RBIs of his own this season. Tanner Houck will start for Boston here and is 4-8 with a 5.07 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season.

Boston Red Sox Team Facts

– The Red Sox have lost each of their last six home games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
– The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line each of their last six home games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
– The Red Sox have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six home games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
– The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five night games between the Orioles and Red Sox at Fenway Park.
– The Red Sox have won the first inning in three of their last four games as home underdogs against American League opponents.

Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts

– Adam Duvall has hit a home run in four of the Red Sox’s last five home games against opponents that held a winning record.
– Justin Turner has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Red Sox’s last six games as home underdogs against AL opponents.
– Triston Casas has scored at least one run in seven of the Red Sox’s last eight games as home underdogs.
– Triston Casas has recorded at least one total base in each of the Red Sox’s last 11 games against AL opponents.
– Triston Casas has recorded at least one hit in each of the Red Sox’s last 11 games against AL opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

– The Boston Red Sox ranks 1st in the league for doubles this season (304).
– The Boston Red Sox ranks 3rd in the league for hits this season (1268).
– The Baltimore Orioles ranks 3rd in the league for doubles this season (268).
– The Baltimore Orioles are one of only 5 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both strikeouts and walks allowed this season.

Chris’ Pick

I’m sticking with Baltimore here. I just like the way the O’s are finishing strong, and this Baltimore team doesn’t just have playoffs on the brain, they’ve got the AL East and the top spot in the American League on their minds as well and Bradish is a great option here as he’s been arguably the most consistent option for the Orioles this season. Houck’s struggled at Fenway and against these Orioles I just don’t trust it to get better here. Give me Baltimore.