The Boston Red Sox are on the road at the Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball action on Friday. The Boston Red Sox are 63-57 on the season, and coming off an extra innings loss on Wednesday to the Texas Rangers. Boston is in third place in the American League East.
For Baltimore, they are 72-50. The Orioles are in a battle with the Yankees for the top spot in the American League East. The Orioles are coming off a win on Thursday over Boston.
The Baltimore Orioles are -215 in this game at home. The total for this game is listed at 8.5 runs.
Orioles Looking to Keep Winning
Gunnar Henderson is hitting .288 on the season, and if it was not for Aaron Judge and Bobby Witt, would be a MVP in the American League. The slugger has 30 home runs on the season and 23 doubles. Anthony Santander is the leader on the team in home runs, as he has 36 on the season.
The Orioles are third in all of baseball, scoring 5 runs per game. The Orioles are averaging 8.8 hits per game, and have a .256 batting average. Baltimore leads all of Major League Baseball in home runs, with 186.
Corbin Burnes, the Orioles ace, is on the mound. He is 12-4 on the season, with a 2.71 earned run average. Burnes has 138 strikeouts in 149.2 innings. The Baltimore Orioles will host this weekend series, and then head out on the road next week. The Orioles are at the Mets to start the week, and then back home to host the Astros, before going out to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers.
Boston hitting, not pitching
The Red Sox have been strong on the offensive side. They are scoring 5 runs per game, and averaging 9.1 hits per game. The Red Sox are hitting for power, with 148 home runs and stealing bases, with 115. The pitching for Boston has not been great. They are allowing 4.8 runs per game.
Boston’s offense is led by Jarren Duran, Rafael Devers and Connor Wong. Duran is hitting ;290 on the season. Devers is just shy of .300 on the season, and Wong is at .294. The home runs are coming from Devers, with 25, and Tyler O’Neill, who has 22.
Boston has yet to announce who they are starting on the mound. The Red Sox are on the road to start next week at Houston. After that, they will host the Arizona Diamondbacks for three and five against Toronto.
Orioles Top Red Sox
The Baltimore Orioles are going to win this game over Boston. Burnes is tough, and is ready to keep pitching the Orioles to a pennant race. The final bet for this game is the Baltimore Orioles -1.5 (-105) over the Boston Red Sox. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
