Rangers vs Red Sox Picks and Prediction – 5/8/2025

Historic Fenway Park will play host to a Thursday afternoon MLB clash between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rangers (18-19) have dropped 11 of their first 17 road games and are 4.5 games out of first place in the AL West Division standings. Last night, Texas batters went 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base during a 6-4 road loss against Boston. 

Twenty-five year old righty Jack Leiter (2-1 4.58 ERA) will take the mound for the Rangers in this matchup. Last time out, Leiter (4.1 IP) was tagged for eight hits and six runs during an ugly 13-1 home loss versus Seattle. 

The Boston Red Sox are a game above .500 at home and trail AL East Division leading New York by two games. During Wednesday’s home victory, OF Wilyer Abreu homered twice and drove in three runs to power the Boston offense. 3B Alex Bregman also went deep and and plated three runs for the Red Sox, who evened their record at 19-19 on the year. 

The Red Sox will counter with twenty-five year old righty Brayan Bello (2-0 2.55 ERA) in the series finale. In his last start, Bello (6.2 IP) allowed four hits and one run during a 6-1 home victory versus Minnesota. 

Boston 1B Triston Casas underwent successful surgery to repair the ruptured patellar tendon in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season. Through 37 games, Texas ranks 27th in OPS and 28th in runs scored. For the season, Boston ranks 9th in OPS and 5th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, Boston Red Sox win 4-3.