Albert
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My Prediction
Seattle Mariners by 3Alright, buckle up because we've got an interesting match up here folks. The Boston Red Sox are squaring off with the Seattle Mariners, out in the breezy confines of T-Mobile Park. Our good friends with the calculators tell us this one favors the pitchers, which, come to think of it, looks bad for the Sox.
The Sox are sending out their own erring Atlas, Mr. Walker Buehler, whose erratic play this season has inflated his ERA to a less than fabulous 5.12 in 11 appearances. Compare him to Seattle's Bryan Woo; public enemy number 1 to all bats in the American league this season. With a 3.21 ERA and a WHIP of 0.98 in his 13 outings, he's like a nightmare to the batters - unyielding and relentless.
Looking at the Sox battalion, Abraham Toro is the picture of consistency - boasting a 0.349 batting average with 12 runs batted in this month. Right next to him is Romy Gonzalez who is also strutting around with a 0.343 batting average. But hold the phone, folks, their famed slugger Rafael Devers has been shipped off to the Giants. Well, there goes that batting average we used to know.
Over in Mariner territory, Cal Raleigh’s making some noise - if you call a 0.274 batting average and a whopping 26 RBIs noise. J.P. Crawford, isn't far behind with a batting av. of 0.324. And hey, Julio Rodriguez is also worth noting, as he's been stealing bases like candies from a grocery store with 7 stolen bases this season.
Looking back at the history books, these two have had a relatively even past, sharing the wins and losses. And the regular season records for both teams are as evenly split as an atom in a science lab, with the Red Sox at 37-36 and the Mariners at a slightly tighter 36-34.
Sure, the Sox outlasted the Mariners in their last meeting, but the Mariners have been winning cozy at home since then. Adding all this up like an overworked math teacher before grading, it looks like Seattle's coming into this match with the momentum of a runaway freight train.
So, taking all these gloriously complex factors into account, it's prediction time. And, I'd say:
Albert’s Prediction: Seattle Mariners by 3