Cubs vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 4/26/2024

The Chicago Cubs open a three-game series on the road Friday versus the Boston Red Sox. Chicago improved to 15-9 following its 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Chicago has won two straight and three of the last four. The Cubs conclude a series with Houston on Thursday. The Cubs are second in the National League Central, a half-game behind first place Milwaukee. Make sure you stay up to date with all the MLB action, with our MLB picks.

Nico Hoerner is batting .282 to lead Chicago and has team highs in hits with 24 and on-base percentage at .374. Michael Busch is the leader in home runs with six and is the active leader in RBI with 16. Cody Bellinger has 17 RBI but is out injured. On Friday, Chicago will send Shota Imanaga to the mound. The left-hander is 3-0 with a 0.84 ERA, 21 Ks and 2 BBs.

The Boston Red Sox improved to 14-11 following an 8-0 rout of the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday. Connor Wong had a pair of home runs, while Rafael Devers homered in his return to the lineup after recovering from an injury. Boston has won four of the last five and the Red Sox are third in the American League East, three games behind first place New York.

Jarren Duran is batting .257 to lead Boston and has team highs in hits with 27 and on-base percentage at .344. Tyler O'Neill is the leader in home runs with seven and Connor Wong is the leader in RBI with 11. Boston has a team batting average of .235 and slugging percentage of .407. On Friday, the Boston Red Sox will send Kutter Crawford to the mound. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 0.66 ERA, 30 Ks and 11 BBs.