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Rogers' 10* AL East Game of the Month >> RIDICULOUS 72-38-3 Last 28 Days!
(MLB) Boston vs. Baltimore,
Money Line: -117.00 Boston (Away)
Result: Win
Money Line: -117.00 Boston (Away)
Result: Win
The set-up: The Red Sox had won eight of 10 and were making up some ground in the AL East when they arrived in Baltimore on Thursday to open a four-game series with the Orioles. However, the Orioles hit four HRs in a 7-5 victory on Thursday and then added two more to eke out a 3-2 win in Friday's contest. The pair of wins moved the 29-24 Orioles past the 29-25 Red Sox into second place in the AL East, 2 1/2 games behind the 31-21 Yankees.
The pitching matchup: David Price (0-0 & 5.40 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Red Sox, while Dylan Bundy (6-3 & 2.89 ERA) will take the mound for the Orioles, who can clinch the series with a win Saturday or Sunday. Price began the season on the disabled list after suffering an elbow strain in spring training and has missed most of the first two months of the season due to those elbow issues. He returned at the Chicago White Sox on Memorial Day, allowing three runs on two hits (one HR) and two walks in five innings while striking out four but did not factor in the decision (Red Sox lost 5-4). Price went 3-1 with a 3.71 ERA in five starts against Baltimore last season and is 11-6 with a 2.85 ERA versus the Orioles in his career over 25 starts (teams are 14-11). Bundy has some solid numbers this season but snapped a four-start win-less streak by holding the Yankees to two runs on seven hits over seven innings on Monday in a 3-2 final. He has surrendered two or fewer ERs in eight of his 11 starts (Orioles are 7-4). Bundy is already making his fourth start against Boston this season and has gone 2-1 in the first three, including seven scoreless innings in the lone home start back on April 21. That makes him 3-34 with 4.63 ERA in six career starts against Boston.
The pick: Bundy has surprisingly been the Orioles' best pitcher this year, after he earned a spot in the starting rotation over the second half of the 2016 season. However, I feel he is over-matched here against Price, who will be making the 250th start of his career in this contest. Make Boston a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: David Price (0-0 & 5.40 ERA) will make his second start of the season for the Red Sox, while Dylan Bundy (6-3 & 2.89 ERA) will take the mound for the Orioles, who can clinch the series with a win Saturday or Sunday. Price began the season on the disabled list after suffering an elbow strain in spring training and has missed most of the first two months of the season due to those elbow issues. He returned at the Chicago White Sox on Memorial Day, allowing three runs on two hits (one HR) and two walks in five innings while striking out four but did not factor in the decision (Red Sox lost 5-4). Price went 3-1 with a 3.71 ERA in five starts against Baltimore last season and is 11-6 with a 2.85 ERA versus the Orioles in his career over 25 starts (teams are 14-11). Bundy has some solid numbers this season but snapped a four-start win-less streak by holding the Yankees to two runs on seven hits over seven innings on Monday in a 3-2 final. He has surrendered two or fewer ERs in eight of his 11 starts (Orioles are 7-4). Bundy is already making his fourth start against Boston this season and has gone 2-1 in the first three, including seven scoreless innings in the lone home start back on April 21. That makes him 3-34 with 4.63 ERA in six career starts against Boston.
The pick: Bundy has surprisingly been the Orioles' best pitcher this year, after he earned a spot in the starting rotation over the second half of the 2016 season. However, I feel he is over-matched here against Price, who will be making the 250th start of his career in this contest. Make Boston a 10* play.
