Los Angeles Angels (7-7) vs. Boston Red Sox (7-8)
April 16, 2023 1:35 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Red Sox -141 / Los Angeles Angels +110; Over/Under: +9.5
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The Los Angeles Angels and Boston Red Sox meet Sunday in MLB action at Fenway Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Los Angeles Angels have scored 13 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 10 games. The Angels are 5-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Gio Urshela leads the Angels with 17 hits and 8 RBI, while Shohei Ohtani and Taylor Ward have combined for 30 hits and 15 RBI. Reid Detmers gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 5.59 ERA and 12 strikeouts this season. Detmers is 0-0 with a 3.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts in his career against the Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox have scored 17 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Red Sox are 7-3 this season when scoring 4 or more runs. Alex Verdugo leads the Red Sox with 18 hits and 6 RBI, while Rafael Devers and Adam Duvall have combined for 31 hits and 29 RBI. Garrett Whitlock gets the ball, and he is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. Whitlock is 0-0 with a 5.40 ERA and 17 strikeouts in his career against the Angels.
The Angels are 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games and 6-2 in their last 8 during game 3 of a series. The Red Sox are 5-2 in their last 7 Sunday games and 9-4 in their last 13 home games. The under is 3-0-1 in Angels last 4 overall. The Angels are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
Neither Detmers nor Whitlock are scoring anybody on the mound, and both offenses are on fire over the last few days. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t see some fireworks in this contest. I’ll take my chances with the over given the guys who are on the mound and the way both teams are swinging the bats.
