Cubs vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 4/27/2024

The Chicago Cubs play the second game of a three-game series on the road at Fenway Park on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox. The game will be televised on NESN and start at 4:10 PM ET. Chicago is 16-9 following its 3-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Thursday. Chicago swept Houston in its three game series and 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 predictions.

Nico Hoerner is batting .300 to lead Chicago and has team highs in hits with 27 and on-base percentage at .385. 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. Chicago has not announced its starting pitcher for Saturday’s game at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox dropped to 14-12 following a 6-4 loss Thursday to the Cleveland Guardians. Boston lost two out of three in its series with Cleveland but the Red Sox have won four of the last six. Boston is third in the American League East, three games behind co-leaders the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees. 

Jarren Duran is batting .255 to lead Boston and has team highs in hits with 28 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 .237 and slugging percentage of .405. On Saturday, the Boston Red Sox will send Josh Winckowski to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 4.20 ERA, 18 Ks and 8 BBs.