The Baltimore Orioles will have their 6-game winning streak on the line tonight when they open a 3-game set with the Boston Red Sox at Camden Yards. The Orioles are expected to send Dean Kremer to the hill. Kremer is 1-0 but has an ERA of 6.16 and he has not fared well against Boston, going 0-4 in his career with a bloated ERA of 7.76. The Red Sox are expected to counter with southpaw Chris Sale. The future Hall of Famer got off to a slow start due to injury but it appears he is back and when he is healthy there is no one better. Sale is 1-1 with an ERA of 8.00 but was lights out in his last turn against the Twins when he pitched 6 innings, yielding just 3 hits, 1 run, and striking out 11. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the O’s earlier this year and are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings overall. Boston has also been hot, winning 3 of their last 4, and are coming off a 12-5 shellacking on the road against a really good Milwaukee Brewers team.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX