Pirates vs. Red Sox Prediction
Will the Red Sox hand the Pirates a loss at Fenway Park this afternoon when the teams make up for a rained out game last week?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Red Sox are -145 money line favorites versus the Pirates, who have odds of +125 to pull off the upset today in Boston. With Chad Kuhl set to face Eduardo Rodriguez in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 9.5 runs.
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Kuhl pitched five innings, allowing two runs on five hits and walking six while striking out five in a win over the Braves. This was one of those games where the “win” stat gets put into perspective. Kuhl struggled to find the strike zone and didn’t register a quality start, but did just enough to limit damage to pick up the victory.
Rodriguez was touched up for four runs on five hits in last Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the Tigers. He struck out five over five innings but also served up three walks in the defeat. James McCann, JaCoby Jones and Jose Iglesias combined for two home runs, two doubles and four runs for the Tigers.
Bet Today’s Pirates vs. Red Sox Game
OUR PICK: The Pirates have lost four of their last five games at Fenway and are winless at 0-6 in their last six road games. They’re also 1-10 in their last 11 games after allowing five runs or more in their previous game and are 1-4 in Kuhl’s last five starts after allowing five runs or more in their previous contest. On the other side, the Red Sox are 37-14 in their last 51 interleague home games and 7-3 in their last 10 home games when facing a right-handed starter.
THURSDAY MLB FREE PICK: BOSTON RED SOX -145