Red Sox vs Tigers Picks and Prediction – 5/14/2025

The Boston Red Sox complete a three-game series on the road Wednesday versus the Detroit Tigers. Boston dropped to 22-21 following its 14-2 loss to Detroit in the opening game of the series on Monday. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Red Sox, but Boston has won four of the last six. The Red Sox are second in the American League East, 3 ½ games behind first-place New York. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB picks.

Alex Bregman is batting .309 with 31 RBI and 51 hits to lead Boston in each category. Wilyer Abreu is the leader in home runs with 11, and Rafael Devers is the leader in on-base percentage at .407. Boston is batting .252 with a .418 slugging percentage. On Wednesday, Boston will send Hunter Dobbins to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 2.78 ERA, 19 Ks, and 4 BBs.

The Detroit Tigers improved to 27-15 following Monday’s 12-run victory over Boston. Gleyber Torres and Trey Sweeney each homered for the Tigers, and Torres had three RBI. Detroit has won six of the last eight and nine of the last 12. The Tigers lead the American League Central by 2 ½ games over the Cleveland Guardians and the Kansas City Royals.

Kerry Carpenter is batting .288 to lead Detroit, while Riley Greene is the leader in hits with 41. Spencer Torkelson is the leader in home runs with 10 and RBI with 33. Zach McKinstry has a team-high .371 on-base percentage. On Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers will send Tarik Skubal to the mound. The left-hander is 4-2 with a 2.08 ERA, 60 Ks, and 5 BBs.

Detroit has won four of the last five head-to-head versus Boston, and the Tigers have won 9 of the last 12 overall. However, the play here is UNDER. Both starting pitchers have performed well of late. Boston starter Hunter Dobbins is coming off a strong outing in which the right-hander allowed no hits across six innings. Detroit starter Tarik Skubal has had five consecutive strong outings, allowing four runs on 21 hits across 31 innings. Final Score Prediction: Detroit Tigers win, but our best play is UNDER 5-1.