Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Pick Prediction 5/8/2021 by Tony T.
Red Sox at Orioles—MLB pick is Baltimore Orioles +135 odds. Listed by media reports is prospect Keegan Akin getting the start for the Orioles. He started six games and relieved in two in 2020 posting an impressive strikeout rate of 30.2%. Akin was a strikeout pitching in the minors. Garrett Richards goes for the Red Sox. He has faced Baltimore twice already this season giving up eight earned runs with five walks over seven innings of work. As they open this series the Orioles had won five of their past seven. Orioles bullpen has been good with an ERA of 3.35. Boston pitching has played poorly in their final two games against the Rangers and in their three game series against the Tigers as they sit with an ERA over seven in those five games. Teams were batting .313 against this unit. Play Baltimore +135.