The Baltimore Orioles will open a 4-game set at Birdland tonight with their AL East rival, the Boston Red Sox. Tonight’s expected starters are Zach Eflin for the Orioles and Nick Pivetta for the Red Sox. Pivetta is 5-7 with a 4.44 ERA, a 1.13 WHIP, and rarely gets through 5 innings. Eflin is 8-7 with a 3.83 ERA, a WHIP of 1.15, and since jumping ship from the Rays to the Orioles last month he is a perfect 3-0. Baltimore has won 5 of the 6 meetings with Boston this year, outscoring them 48-17 over the 6 games.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES