Orioles vs Red Sox Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 15: MLB

Orioles vs Red Sox Prediction, Pick and Preview, August 15: MLB

Odds
Time 1:10 p.m. EST
Orioles money line +205
Orioles run line +1.5 (-110)
Red Sox money line -280
Red Sox run line -1.5 (-125)
Over / under 10.5 (+100)

 

Key stats
  Orioles Red Sox
Record 38-77 67-51
Road / home record 21-40 35-24
Last 10 record 0-10 4-6
Streak L10 W2
Over / under record 60-53-1 52-63-3
Runs / game 4.11 4.95
Runs allowed / game 5.72 4.60

 

Preview

The Boston Red Sox host the flailing Baltimore Orioles for the final game of the three game series Sunday afternoon.  The Orioles have now dropped 10 straight, after the Red Sox winning 8-1 Friday and 16-2 Saturday, off a 7 run 5th inning.  The Red Sox are 8-4 this season vs the Orioles.

Red Sox batters are on fire, scoring 20 runs Wednesday, only 1 run Thursday, 8 runs Friday and 16 runs Saturday.

The Orioles are on a 10 game skid, scoring 32 runs over those games (3.2 per game).

Pitching matchup

Orioles

Keegan Akin (0-6, 8.23 ERA) takes the mound for the Orioles.  After a 4.56 ERA 2020, he's now 0-6 with an 8.23 ERA.  He hasn't made it past the 5th inning in any game this season.  Last game vs the Tigers he gave up 6 ER in 3.0 innings, with 7 hits and 1 walk.  Red Sox batters are 6 for 17 (.353 AVG) against him, albeit have 6 strikeouts.

Red Sox

Eduardo Rodriguez (8-6, 5.24 ERA) pitches for the Red Sox.  After getting roughed up vs the Blue Jays at the end of July, he's thrown two decent games, going a combined 10.1 innings, with 2 ER on 6 hits and 5 walks.  He struck out 18 in those two games.  He's seen the Orioles twice this season, going 10.0 innings and giving up 4 ER.  Orioles batters have gone 26 for 97 (.268 AVG) off Rodriguez, with only 3 HR.

Prediction

Red Sox bats are smoking hot, with 47 runs over the past 4 games, which makes a tall task for the struggling Akin.  The Orioles have managed to put some runs on the board, but Rodriguez has done well against them this series.  It doesn't look good for the young Akin on Sunday.

PICK: Red Sox -1.5 (-125)

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