A trip to Baltimore is just what the Boston Red Sox need to get them back on track after being swept at home by the New York Yankees over the weekend. Boston has won 6 straight against the bottom-dwelling Orioles and the margin of victory has been +2 runs or greater. Chris Sale (5-0, 2.57 ERA) will be getting the start for the Red Sox and he has been an Oriole killer in his career. The southpaw is 10-2 lifetime with an ERA of only 2.58 and is 2-0 this year with a 2.70 ERA against the O’s. Baltimore is expected to counter with Bruce Zimmermann. Zimmermann is 4-4 with an elevated ERA of 4.83 and will be making his first Big League start since June, so rust could definitely be a factor. Consider Boston on the runline.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX -1.5