Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros Free MLB Pick, 6–1–2018
Free MLB Total Pick by Austin Clark of Precision Picks
Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros
Line: Houston -118, O/U 7
Game Time: Friday, June 1st, 8:10 PM EST
The defending World Series Champions, Houston Astros, will host the team with the best record in baseball, Boston Red Sox. Houston took Game 1, 4–2 and tonight we have a great pitching matchup scheduled for Game 2. Chris Sale (5–2, 2.76 ERA) will toe the rubber for Boston and the Astros will counter with Gerrit Cole (5–1, 2.05 ERA). Houston has owned the Red Sox as of late, winning 5 of 6 and 7 of the last 10 meetings.
Prior to Thursday night’s loss, the Red Sox had won 7 of 9 and they just finished a three-game sweep of Toronto. The Red Sox have one of the top offenses in MLB which averages 5.32 RPG, .267 team BA, and 82 HRs. Mookie Betts leads baseball with a .359 batting average and 52 runs while J.D. Martinez leads baseball with 47 RBI’s and he is tied for the lead in home runs with 18.
Chris Sale looks to rebound from a bad outing in his last start giving up six earned runs on five hits through 4.1 innings of action in a loss to the Braves. Prior to this outing, Sale had won two straight and he has 104 strikeouts on the season which ranks him 3rd in baseball right behind Astros starter Gerrit Cole.
Gerrit Cole has been a great addition to this Astros rotation which ranks 1st in baseball with a 2.67 ERA. Cole’s 2.05 ERA ranks him 5th in MLB and his 109 strikeouts in 2nd in baseball. The Astros took Game 1 from the Red Sox but they are just 2–4 their last 6 games after losing two of three to the Yankees. The Astros have a very good offense but it’s their defense and pitching which is the best in baseball.
Under is 6–0 in Red Sox last 6 road games vs. a right-handed starter
Under is 7–1 in Red Sox last 8 road games
Under is 5–1 in Sales last 6 road starts
Under is 5–2 in Astros last 7 games vs. a left-handed starter
Under is 38–18–3 in Astros last 59 home games
Two of the top pitchers in the game will take the mound tonight representing two teams that could meet up in the postseason. Both pitchers are strikeout pitchers and runs will come at a premium. Look for this game to go Under 7 runs and I expect these two aces to put on a show.
Red Sox vs Astros Pick: UNDER 7
