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Boston Red Sox vs Colorado Rockies: Can the Red Sox win the first game after the All-Star break?
The Boston Red Sox are visiting the Colorado Rockies in the opening game of a three-game series at Coors Field.
The Tigers have the longest active winning streak in the AL
The Boston Red Sox are third in the AL East with a 53-45 record including 29-20 on the road. They are coming off losing all three games against the Dodgers in LA. Boston has a 3.72 ERA, a .235 batting average, a .297 on-base percentage, and 1.20 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jarren Duran is the best player on the team 119 hits, 67 runs while Rafael Devers leads the team with 23 home runs.
The Rockies are the worst team in NL
The Colorado Rockies are at the bottom of the NL West with the second-worst record in the NL, 36-64, including 22-28 at home. They won back-to-back games against the San Francisco Giants before losing 3-2 last night. The Rockies have a 5.53 ERA, a .283 batting average, a .354 on-base percentage, and 1.53 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Ezequiel Tovar leads the team with 112 hits, and Brenton Doyle is on top with 56 runs and 16 home runs.
Betting Trends
The Rockies are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games against teams from the AL and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the AL East. Colorado has played over the total run line in 6 of their last 9 games overall, in 12 of their last 16 games against the Red Sox and in 5 of their last 6 home games against them while has gone under in 8 of their last 9 home games. The Red Sox are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games overall, 10-5 SU in their last 15 games against the Rockies, 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road and 1-6 SU in their last 7 games against teams from the NL West. The Red Sox have played under the total run line in 6 of their last 8 games over and have gone over in 5 of their last 6 games against teams from the NL.
Prediction and Conclusion
The Boston Red Sox were one of the hottest teams in the league going into the All-Star break and came really close to the Yankees and the Orioles in the AL East standings. However, the visit to the Dodgers was next on the schedule, and the Red Sox lost all three games. They will have a chance to bounce back against one of the worst teams in the league. The Rockies had a solid start to the second part of the season, winning back-to-back games against the Giants. Colorado will start with Austin Gomber tonight, who is 2-6 for the season with a 4.61 ERA, 67 K, 99.2 IP, and 1.30 WHIP. The Red Sox will go with Tanner Houck, who is 8-6 for the season with a 2.54 ERA, 112 K, 117 IP, and 1.03 WHIP. Houck has been a reliable pitcher for the Red Sox this season, and they will get back on track tonight.
