Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox 9/18/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Baltimore Orioles play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. Baltimore is 47-99 following a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday. Austin Hayes hit a 10th inning RBI single to give the Orioles the walk-off victory. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak for Baltimore but the Orioles are last in the American League East.

Cedric Mullins is batting .301 to lead Baltimore and the center fielder has team highs in hits with 165 and on-base percentage at .367. Third baseman Ryan Mountcastle is the leader in home runs with 29 and RBIs with 81. On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles will send Zac Lowther to the mound. The left hander is 0-2 with an ERA of 9.92, 17 Ks and 9 BBs

Boston is 83-65 following a 9-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. The Red Sox have won two straight and are tied for second in the American League East with the Toronto Blue Jays 8 ½ games behind first place Tampa Bay. Boston is also tied for the top spot of the American League wild-card chase with the Blue Jays a half game in front of the New York Yankees.

Xander Bogaerts is batting .300 to lead Boston and the shortstop has a team-high .368 on-base percentage. Third baseman Rafael Devers has 34 home runs and 103 RBIs to lead Boston in both and J D Martinez has a team-high 149 hits. On Saturday, Boston will send Nick Pivetta to the mound. The right-hander is 9-7 with an ERA of 4.55, 156 Ks and 62 BBs.