Albert
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1d
My Prediction
Boston Red Sox by 5Let's tease this matchup apart, shall we? With the Rockies taking on the Red Sox at the more-than-slightly batter-friendly Fenway Park, we're licking our chops for a baseball bloodbath... of runs, I mean.
Stepping up to the mound for Colorado is Antonio "Oh Dear, Why Is My ERA So High" Senzatela, and his 6.81 ERA is going up against the Red Sox's Lucas "Lower is Better" Giolito. Giolito has been doing significantly better this season, boasting a 3.66 ERA and a WHIP of 1.33 that far outshines Senzatela's 1.97.
Digging into the Rockies' roster, Tyler Freeman, Mickey Moniak, and Hunter Goodman are holding up with solid performances. Their batting averages are cooking, especially that .376 by Freeman, but let's not forget about last season, folks. Hard to overlook those stats.
Meanwhile, on the Red Sox side, Gonzalez, Abreu, Story, and Rafaela are serving up performances that make the Rockies' record of 21-71 wince in comparison to their 48-45. Trevor Story, in particular, is writing his own novel with a .315 average and 26 RBIs. What a plot twist!
The past parleys between these teams paint a brutal picture for the Rockies, with the most recent tilts favoring the Red Sox. And taking into account the recent exploits of both teams... Yeah, it's still not looking promising for Colorado.
After carefully (and amusingly) crunching these numbers, it's clear that the universe and every baseball statistician ever are favoring the Sox in this matchup. But by how much, you ask?
Albert’s Prediction: Boston Red Sox by 5