Red Sox vs. Royals Pick MLB – August 8th
PITCHING MATCHUP:
Red Sox LH Jon Lester (10-6, 4.52 ERA) vs. Royals LH Bruce Chen (4-0, 2.03)
Lester was blitzed for six runs on 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings against Arizona but escaped with a no-decision in his last outing. The 29-year-old has enjoyed considerable success versus the Royals, posting a 6-2 career mark with a slim 1.64 ERA and 1.04 WHIP. Lester has allowed just one homer in 60 1/3 frames against Kansas City while limiting it to a .176 batting average.
Jon Lester’s record is solid at 10-5, but his ERA of 4.36 suggests he has benefited greatly from fantastic run support. But will he get that same support tonight? The Royals have tapped into Bruce Chen’s fountain of youth. Since moving Chen back into the starting rotation he has allowed just four earned runs in 24 innings stretching over four starts. His WHIP is a tidy 0.67 and his strikeout to walk ratio is a fantastic 21:3. In short, Chen has been fantastic. Even more in his favor is the fact that the Red Sox hit nearly 35 points lower and average 1.27 less runs per game against left handed pitching.
Pick: Kansas City Royals +1.5 -148 (1 unit)
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