Kutter Crawford is starting for the Red Sox in this game and he is 2-2 with a 2.24 ERA this season. He allowed 4 earned runs in his last start but he will be looking to bounce back here, and he has actually been a much better starter on the road this season. He has made 4 road starts this season and those were his best starts of the year as he allowed 1 earned run or less in 3 of those as well as 2 earned runs or less in all 4. The Red Sox have also been a better team on the road this season than they have been at home. Miles Mikolas is starting for the Cardinals in this game and he is 3-5 with a 6.19 ERA this season. He has not been as good in his starts this season as he has consistently allowed at least 2 earned runs in each of his 9 starts and he has also allowed at least 3 earned runs in each of his last 3 starts, allowing 9 earned runs in his last 2 alone. The Red Sox lost the series opener here 10-6 but their offense has been scoring runs recently and they are going to score with the way Mikolas has been pitching this season while Crawford has been one of their better starters. The Red Sox will win this game.