Red Sox at Astros 6/1/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Red Sox are coming into the game to face the Astros in this game. The Red Sox are coming in after sweeping the Blue Jays in the three game set they just finished up. The Astros, though, are coming into the game after getting roughed up on the road trip they just finished up. The Astros on the road trip won 3 games on the road trip, but dropped 4 and that includes the Yankees on Wednesday night roughing up Kuechel.

The Red Sox have found what they may consider to be the new face of the power hitting for the team in J.D. Martinez. Martinez on the season so far has managed to hit 18 homers with 47 runners brought home, but what is really good for Martinez is he is hitting at a clip of .322.

The Astros have George Springer step up again this season for the power. Springer on the year has been able to hit 11 homers, but has driven in only 34 runs. Springer has been able to hit decent on the season with an average of .284. Chris Sale is the pitcher the Red Sox will be sending to the mound here. Sale on the year has been able to throw a total of 75 innings and has struck out 104 batters. He has managed to post a 5-2 record and has an ERA that sits at the mark 2.76.

Gerrit Cole is the pitcher the Astros are countering with in this game. Cole on the year has posted a total of 74.2 innings and struck out 109 batters. He has managed to get a 5-1 record while getting an ERA of 2.05.