MLB Predictions: Will Chris Sale lead Red Sox to win vs. Yanks? 8/13/17
Will Chris Sale lead the Red Sox to victory tonight in the Bronx when Boston visits the Yankees at 8:05PM ET?
The Matchup: Red Sox vs. Yankees, 8:05PM ET, Yankee Stadium
Boston enters play on a 9-1 tear over its last 10 games. With a win yesterday against the Yankees, the Red Sox are now 66-50 on the year and 30-30 on the road.
As for the Bronx Bombers, New York is now 61-54 after losing on Saturday afternoon. The club has dropped six of its last 10 games overall but is still tough to beat at home at 33-21.
According to oddsmakers, the Red Sox are -145 money line favorites to win tonight on the road. That makes the Yankees +134 money line underdogs to pull off the upset at home. The total, meanwhile, sits at 7.5 after hitting the board at 8.
The Pitching Matchup: Chris Sale (BOS) vs. Jordan Montgomery (NYY)
Sale has pitched 161 1/3 innings this season, is 14-4 and owns a 2.57 ERA. He’s coming off a win in his last outing, beating the Rays in Tampa on August 8. In that game, Sale threw eight shutout innings, held the Rays to just two hits, and struck out 13 batters while walking just one hitter.
Montgomery, meanwhile, is 7-6 on the year and owns a 4.05 ERA. He pitched five innings of one-run ball in his last start, which came August 5 in Cleveland against the Indians. Montgomery scattered three hits in that outing, struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter in a no-decision.
Our Prediction
The Red Sox have won five of Sale’s last six games on the road. They’re also 16-5 in his last 21 starts. In his last seven outings against the American League East, Boston is also 5-2.
On the other side, the Yankees have lost five of Montgomery’s last seven starts overall. The team is also just 6-22 in their last 28 games when their opponent allows five runs or more in its previous game.
Sunday Night Baseball Prediction: Boston Red Sox -145