Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles 4/24/23
AL East Division rivals will square off on Monday night, when the Boston Red Sox travel to Camden Yards to face the Baltimore Orioles. The Red Sox (12-11) have won seven of their last ten games and are in last place despite owning a plus 11 run differential. On Sunday, Boston OF Masataka Yoshida hit a grand slam to cap a nine-run eighth inning during a 12-5 road victory against Milwaukee.
Thirty-four year old left-hander Chris Sale (1-1 8.00 ERA) will take the mound for the Red Sox in this matchup. Last time out, Sale (6 IP) allowed one run and struck out 11 batters during a 5-4 home victory versus Minnesota in ten innings.
The Baltimore Orioles are riding a six-game winning streak and trail first place Tampa Bay by 4.5 games. On Sunday, pinch-runner Adam Frazier scored on a wild pitch in the tenth inning as Baltimore (14-7) walked it off with a 2-1 home victory versus Detroit. Anthony Santander tied the game with an RBI double in the eighth inning. Prized prospect Grayson Rodriguez fired five shutout frames and did not factor in the decision.
The Orioles will counter with twenty-seven year old righty Dean Kremer (1-0 6.16 ERA) in the series opener. In his last start, Kremer fanned six batters and allowed just four hits across six plus frames during a 1-0 road victory against lowly Washington.
Boston OF Adam Duvall will not require surgery on his fractured left wrist and is expected to return by mid-June. Through 23 games, Boston ranks 10th in OPS and 3rd in runs scored. For the season, Baltimore ranks 9th in OPS and 9th in runs scored. The Orioles continue to be undervalued and will win at home. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 5-3.
