Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Indians MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/3/21

The Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox meet Friday in MLB action at Fenway Park. The Indians look for a win after winning six of their last eight games. The Red Sox look for a win after winning five of their last eight games.

The Cleveland Indians have scored 16 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last eight games. The Indians have won eight straight games when scoring four or more runs. Amed Rosario leads the Indians with 137 hits and 49 RBI while Jose Ramirez and Franmil Reyes have combined for 196 hits and 149 RBI. Cal Quantrill gets the ball, and he is 4-2 with a 2.93 ERA and 95 strikeouts this season. This will be Quantrill’s second career game against the Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox have scored 12 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven of their last nine games. The Red Sox have won seven of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. J.D. Martinez leads the Red Sox with 139 hits and 85 RBI while Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers have combined for 272 hits and 167 RBI. Nathan Eovaldi gets the ball, and he is 10-8 with a 3.71 ERA and 154 strikeouts this season. Eovaldi is 3-2 with a 3.30 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Indians.

The Indians are 5-12 in their last 17 Friday games and 1-5 in their last 6 vs. American League East. The Red Sox are 7-2 in their last 9 home games and 16-5 in their last 21 Friday games. The over is 8-3 in Indians last 11 Friday games. The over is 5-0 in Red Sox last 5 home games. The Indians are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.

The Red Sox should probably be favored here at home and with Eovaldi on the mound, but the Indians are hard to pass up. Not only are the Indians enjoying a fine week, but Quantrill has allowed just 26 hits and six earned runs in his last 38 innings. Quantrill was one of the best pitchers in baseball in the month of August. Give me the Indians.