Boston Red Sox (19-14) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (15-17)
May 5, 2023 7:05 pm EDT
The Line: Philadelphia Phillies -152 / Boston Red Sox +120; Over/Under: +8
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The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies meet Friday in MLB action at Citizens Bank Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Boston Red Sox have scored 26 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 10 of their last 12 games. The Red Sox have won 7 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Alex Verdugo leads the Red Sox with 41 hits and 18 RBI, while Justin Turner and Masataka Yoshida have combined for 69 hits and 35 RBI. Chris Sale gets the ball, and he is 2-2 with a 6.75 ERA and 35 strikeouts this season. Sale is 0-2 with a 5.25 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Phillies.
The Philadelphia Phillies have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Phillies have won 9 of their last 11 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bryson Stott leads the Phillies with 41 hits and 11 RBI, while Nick Castellanos and Trea Turner have combined for 73 hits and 28 RBI. Zack Wheeler gets the ball, and he is 3-1 with a 3.86 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. This will be Wheeler’s second career game against the Red Sox.
The Red Sox are 6-15 in their last 21 road games and 5-0 in their last 5 overall. The Phillies are 36-16 in their last 52 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Red Sox last 5 overall. The under is 6-2 in Phillies last 8 home games. The Red Sox are 5-2 in the last 7 meetings in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Phillies are getting the benefit of the doubt because they’re at home and Wheeler is on the mound. Also, Chris Sale looks like a shell of himself. Still, we’re getting plus money with a Red Sox team that’s putting up big boy numbers offensively this week. Until those bats cool down, give me all the plus money I can get.
