Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles 4/10/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road at Camden Yards on Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. Boston improved to 4-3 following its 7-3 victory over the Orioles on Thursday in the first game of the series. Boston has won four straight after opening the season losing three straight at home. The Red Sox are tied for first place in the American League East with Baltimore a half-game ahead of the New York Yankees.

Christian Vasquez is batting .458 to lead Boston and has a team-high .500 on-base percentage. JD Martinez is leading the Red Sox in home runs with two, RBIs with 12 and hits with 13. Boston has hit six home runs through its first seven games. On Saturday, Boston will send Garrett Richards to the mound. This season the right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 27.00, 2 Ks and 2 BBs.

Baltimore dropped to 4-3 following its loss to Boston on Thursday in the Orioles home opener. Baltimore is tied for first with Boston in the AL East and the fans for the Orioles gave Trey Mancini a standing ovation in his first at-bat as the Orioles slugger has recovered from colon cancer. Baltimore opened the season by sweeping the Red Sox in a three-game series but has lost three of the last four.

Cedric Mullins is batting .448 to lead Baltimore and has team highs in hits with 13 and on-base percentage at .484. Rio Ruiz is tied with four other players for the lead in home runs with one each and Ryan Mountcastle is the leader in RBIs with five. On Saturday, Baltimore will send Bruce Zimmermann to the mound. The left-hander is 1-0 with an ERA of 4.50, 5 Ks and 1 BBs.