MLB Prediction: Indians vs Red Sox
Major League Baseball betting sees the Cleveland Indians taking on the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday August 18th at Fenway Park, in Boston, Massachusetts. Cappers Picks provides complimentary handicapping picks all MLB season long so stay tuned for more FREE MLB baseball predictions.
Cleveland Indians (55-62) at Boston Red Sox (52-66)
Date: Tuesday August 18th
Time: 7:10 PM
Venue: Fenway Park- Boston, Massachusetts
MLB Betting Lines: Cleveland Indians +108, Boston Red Sox -118
MLB Betting Total: 9.0
Probable Pitchers: Indians RH Trevor Bauer (9-9, 4.35 ERA vs. Red Sox LH Eduardo Rodriguez (6-5, 4.83)
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The Indians and Red Sox continue their 3 game set with game 2 of the series Tuesday night inside Fenway Park. Cleveland broke out offensively Monday night for 8 runs en route to an 8-2 win over the Red Sox.
Indians SP Danny Salazar followed suit of his fellow rotation mates with 7 solid innings of work allowing just 1 solo home run. Trying to follow the trend, the struggling Trevor Bauer will take the hill for Cleveland on Tuesday.
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Boston will go with LH Eduardo Rodriguez who is easily coming off his worst start of his campaign.
Cleveland Indians
The Indians offensive roller coaster went upward on Monday night as they busted out for 8 runs, including a 2 run double from Lonnie Chisenhall. That holds major impact because Cleveland is by far the worst team in the league with the bases loaded.
Cleveland will try to follow up their performance and might need every run possible with the struggling RH Trevor Bauer on the hill.
Bauer has dropped 4 of his last 5 decisions. Bauer was rocked by the Yankees in just 3.1 innings as he allowed 6 runs on 7 hits.
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Trevor Bauer’s road to home discrepancy is one of the highest in the league. On the road this season, Bauer is 5-3 with a low ERA of 2.35 over 10 away starts.
In Cleveland, Bauer is 4-6 with an ERA 6.07 over 13 starts.
This will be the first time Bauer faces the Red Sox.
Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox offensive woes have become a normality as they once again threw up a low run total. Boston was unable to get runners on or really produce anything against Danny Salazar as a lone solo home run in the 2nd inning was all they could get against him.
While it’s evident their hitting is poor, their pitching has been lit up as of late. Over the weekend they allowed 45 runs to Seattle and now 8 to Cleveland in the series opener.
Trying to stop that trend, LH Eduardo Rodriguez will take the hill. Rodriguez has been one of the most reliable pitchers for Boston this season, but is coming off a bad outing against Miami.
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Rodriguez allowed 8 runs on 9 hits in a 14-6 loss to Miami in his last start. This was the 4th time he allowed 6 runs or more.
However, in his other 10 starts, he’s been the best Red Sox pitcher by far. Over those other 10 starts, the LH is 6-1 with a 1.71 ERA.
MLB Betting Trends:
- Indians are 7-3 in their last 10 road games vs. a team with a losing home record.
- Indians are 4-1 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series.
- Indians are 7-1 in their last 8 vs. American League East..
- Red Sox are 2-5 in their last 7 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
- Red Sox are 0-4 in their last 4 Tuesday games.
4* MLB Betting Prediction: Cleveland ML
The Red Sox offensive struggles are just too much to overcome these days. Combine that with Bauer’s road numbers and the Indians take the first 2 of this series
MLB Baseball Score Prediction: Cleveland 5- Boston 2
Bauer gets back on track while the Red Sox offensive struggles once again.
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