The Boston Red Sox return home tonight, after taking 2 of 3 from the Seattle Mariners, to open a 3-game set with the Baltimore Orioles. Boston’s starter for tonight has yet to be confirmed but it should be lefty Chris Sale who was cleared to return from COVID-19 protocol. Sale has been dominant as usual, at 3-0 with a 2.52 ERA, a 1.40 WHIP, and is 9-2 lifetime against the Orioles with a 2.63 ERA. Baltimore is expected to turn to southpaw Keegan Akin to throw strikes and that is something that has eluded him all season. Akin is 2-9 with an elevated ERA of 6.83 and a 1.56 WHIP. Regardless who takes the hill for both sides, Boston should come out on top. They have won 3 straight against the Orioles and 9 of the last 10.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX