Red Sox at Indians 8/13/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 10:37 AM ET

The Boston Red Sox are still in the playoff hunt on the year and playing against a division leader could make for an interesting matchup here and possibly a playoff matchup in the making? That could be a great way to look at this game, but the downside is the Red Sox are on the road and when the Red Sox have had to play on the road they are only 6 games over the five hundred mark. The other downside is the Indians are a great home team that comes in sitting 14 games over the five hundred mark on the year. J.D. Martinez is the leading power hitter for the Red Sox with 26 homers on the year. When it comes to bringing the runners home the Red Sox have relied on Rafael Devers who has managed to get 90 RBIs. Franmil Reyes is the leading power hitter for the Indians with 27 homers this season. Carlos Santana has managed to bring home 70 runners on the year. Chris Sale is the starting pitcher for the Red Sox in this game and he has had some struggles on the year from the mound. He has a 6-11 record and a 4.41 ERA. Sale has thrown a total of 140.2 innings on the year with 206 strikeouts, but has only allowed 35 walks and 118 hits. Mike Clevinger is the pitcher the Indians are handing the ball over to in this game. He has managed to post a 7-2 record and a 3.02 ERA. He has thrown a total of 62.2 innings on the year with 89 strikeouts, but has walked 20 batters and allowed 43 hits.

The Indians are playing at home and are facing a Red Sox team that is decent on the road, which negates the home field advantage. However, comparing the pitchers Clevinger is the better starter, granted not better strikeout pitcher, but better overall starter and that will definitely help the Indians here as they are able to get hits on Sale and win by playing the small ball game. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Indians win 4-2.

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