Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles 8/20/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 08/19/2022 at 10:38 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday against the Baltimore Orioles. Boston is 59-60 following its 8-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Red Sox. Boston is last in the American League East, 14 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.
Shortstop Xander Bogaerts is batting .303 to lead Austin and has team highs in hits with 127 and on-base percentage at .375. Third baseman Rafael Devers is the leader in home runs with 25 and RBIs with 63. On Saturday, the Boston Red Sox will send Michael Wacha to the mound. The right-hander is 7-1 with a 2.44 ERA, 59 Ks and 23 BBs.
Baltimore dropped to 61-57 following its 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday in a makeup game. Baltimore was held to just six hits. Ryan Mountcastle hit an RBI single and Anthony Santander a sacrifice fly for the only two runs scored by the Orioles. Baltimore is fourth in the American League East, 11 ½ games behind the first place Yankees.
Anthony Santander is batting .255 with 20 home runs and 62 RBIs to lead Baltimore in each category, while center fielder Cedric Mullins is the leader in hits with 119. On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles will send Kyle Bradish to the mound. The right-hander is 1-4 with a 6.38 ERA, 67 Ks and 27 BBs.
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Boston has won 36 of the last 51 played in Baltimore and the Red Sox have won 53 of the last 79 overall against the Orioles. Boston starting pitcher Michael Wacha is coming off a strong outing against the New York Yankees last Saturday in which the right-hander allowed no runs on two hits across seven innings resulting in a 3-0 win. Baltimore starter Kyle Bradish has allowed six earned runs across 10 in the last two starts. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 6-3.