The Red Sox, thrashed by the Yankees, face another AL East foe at home. Seabold, a recent call up is on the mound in game one of the series. He has bounced around this season with four starts under his belt, 3 of them very poor and short. He has been hit extremely hard to date. Don't look for much support from the Red Sox' bullpen. We will likely see a lot of it on Monday, and that is not a good thing.
Lyles starts for the Orioles. He has had mixed results lately, pitching a fine complete game 1 run effort against Detroit last timeout, but struggling in his previous 2 appearances. I never like backing a pitcher after a complete game, especially one accustomed to shorter starts. The Red Sox have had his number this year. In the last two times they faced him, they have hit him hard and often. He has given up far more runs than innings pitched against the Sox.
The total is high but the setting is Fenway and the wind is forecast to be blowing out. That could be exactly what this game will be- a blow out. Both teams can hit, and the opportunities should be there for the taking. The Sox will be in a nasty mood after their lack of success in recent games, and the Orioles are still (sort of) in the wild card race. It could be all out offense. Take this game to go over.