Mets at Red Sox 9/14/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

An interleague series will get started on Friday night, when the New York Mets visit Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox. On Thursday, New York swept a doubleheader versus Miami by 4-3 and 5-2 final score. In the first game, Michael Conforto and Todd Frazier hit back-to-back home runs with two out in the ninth inning to stun the Marlins.

Flame-throwing righty Noah Syndergaard (11-3 3.44 ERA) will make his 22nd start of the season for the Mets. Syndergaard has won consecutive starts and has allowed five runs over his last 15 plus innings. The Boston Red Sox have won four straight games and are close to breaking the franchise record for most wins in a season held by the 1912 Red Sox with 105 victories. On Thursday, J.D. Martinez crushed his 41st home run and Craig Kimbrel nailed down his 40th save during a 4-3 victory versus Toronto. The Red Sox have won 101 games and lead New York by 10.5 games for first place.

The Red Sox will counter with twenty-nine year old righty Hector Velazquez (7-2 3.29 ERA) in the series opener. Through 76 plus innings, Velazquez has allowed a .295 opponents’ batting average and a 1.50 WHIP.