The Red Sox set their sights on extending their winning streak to five
games in tonight's series opener from the Orioles. They'll be sending to the
mound Eduardo Rodriguez, who's 2-5 with a 5.43 ERA this season.
Rodriguez's has been flat-out dominant since being recalled from Triple-A
Pawtucket last month. He's allowed only three runs in any one of his previous
six starts. That stretch features a solid performance versus the Yankees last
Thursday, during that your lefty tossed seven innings of three-hit, one-run
ball. Unfortunately, his team couldn't capture the win as a result of surprising
not enough production at the plate.
Speaking of which, the Red Sox, who lead the majors in runs per game
(5.52), will look to Mookie Betts to get things going offensively. He’s been
blazing hot throughout this month with a triple-slash line of .385/.407/.788.
Betts is also 3-for-9 all-time against Baltimore’s starter in Yovani
Gallardo.
Boston is 5-5 SU in its last 10 road games.
Baltimore is hoping for another solid outing from starter Yovani Gallardo
(4-4, 5.17 ERA). His current record and averages this season aren’t impressive
to say the least, but the former Ranger has recently put together a pair of
quality starts in which he’s allowed just three runs across 12 innings of work.
It’ll be interesting to see if Gallardo can keep it going despite owning a 5.26
ERA across five career starts against the Red Sox.
Meanwhile, the Orioles have been getting it done on offense, averaging
exactly 6.0 runs per game in their previous four contests. Playing a big part of
that success are none other than Manny Machado and Mark Trumbo.
Machado, the team’s best batter (.305) and hits-leader (139), has gone
7-for-22 with two doubles in his last five games. Trumbo, on the other hand,
continues to knock balls out of the park with three homers in his past four
outings. He has a total of 34 home runs, the most in the MLB right now.
The Orioles are 7-3 SU in their previous 10 games at home.
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