MLB Odds: Red Sox vs. Cubs prediction, odds, pick

Josh Winckowski will start for the Red Sox. Alec Mills will take the hill for Chicago. Winkowski has made only four starts this season, pitching 20 innings. Mills has a 9.87 ERA in six appearances this year. He has allowed 15 runs in his last 8 1/3 innings pitched.

The Red Sox lost a series in Toronto earlier this week and they blew Friday's game. The team had a great month of June and has made up a lot of ground in the standings. Even in defeat on Friday, the Sox scored five runs. They should be able to score at least seven runs and batter the Cubs’ pitching staff into submission.

The Cubs beat the Red Sox on Friday. They are confident they can beat them again. The Cubs have won the series against the Reds. Chicago took a lot of walks on the Friday against Boston's bullpen.

The Red Sox lost to the Cubs on Friday. Boston should score at least six or eight runs. Chicago should manage at most four runs on Saturday evening.