The Boston Red Sox dominance over the Los Angeles Angels continued last night with a 9-1 shellacking at Fenway Park. Boston has won all 4 meetings against LA this year, outscoring them by a staggering 36-4. It won’t get any easier for the Angels tonight because Rick Porcello is expected to get the nod. The former Cy Young winner is in prime form. He is 9-3, with a 3.44 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and in his last turn against Minnesota he was throwing flames. Porcello allowed just 1 hit and yielded no runs over 7 innings in a 9-2 romp. The Angels are expected to counter with Andrew Heaney. Heaney has been mediocre at 4-5, with a 3.43 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and in his last 3 turns, he is 1-1, with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. If the Red Sox stay focused on tonight’s game and not the 3-game set they have coming up in the Bronx against the Yankees, they should get this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX