The Boston Red Sox will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend for a three-game series. The Red Sox are coming off a series over the Royals before the All-Star break while the Dodgers are coming off a series loss to the Tigers.
Boston Red Sox (53-42) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (56-41)
Game 1:
Date: Friday, July 19
Time: 10:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 2:
Date: Saturday, July 20
Time: 7:15 pm EST
Broadcast: FOX
Game 3:
Date: Sunday, July 21
Time: 7:00 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Nick Pivetta (4-6, 4.18 ERA) vs. Gavin Stone (9-3, 3.26 ERA)
Pivetta gets the first game back from the break making his 15th start of the season. He is 4-6 with a 4.18 ERA, a 3.87 FIP, a 1.14 WHIP, a 2.4 BB/9, and a 10.5 K/9 in 75.1 innings. In his last outing, he faced the A’s suffering the loss going 6.2 innings giving up four runs on six hits; he walked two and struck out ten. The Red Sox are 8-6 when he starts. Stone gets the ball for the Dodgers he is 9-3 with a 3.26 ERA, a 3.57 FIP, a 1.23 WHIP, a 2.6 BB/9, and a 7.1 K/9 in 96.2 innings. In his last five starts, he is 2-1 with a 4.03 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and 23 strikeouts in 29 innings. The Dodgers are 12-5 when he starts.
Game 2: Brayan Bello (10-5, 5.32 ERA) vs. Justin Wrobleski (0-1, 6.30 ERA)
Bello gets the middle game he is 10-5 with a 5.32 ERA, a 4.60 FIP, a 1.14 WHIP, a 3.3 BB/9, and an 8.5 K/9 in 89.2 innings. In his last three starts, he is 3-0 with a 4.42 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and 21 strikeouts in 18.1 innings. The Red Sox are 11-6 when he starts, and he’s recorded a decision in each of his last seven outings. Wrobleski goes for Los Angeles he is 0-1 with a 6.30 ERA, a 7.96 FIP, a 1.40 WHIP, a 3.6 BB/9, and a 7.2 K/9 in ten innings. In his last start, he went five innings giving up four runs, three earned on five hits; he walked two and struck out four. The Dodgers are 0-2 when he starts.
Game 3: Kutter Crawford (6-7, 3.04 ERA) vs. James Paxton (7-2, 4.38 ERA)
Crawford gets the finale making his 20th start of the season, he is 6-7 with a 3.04 ERA, a 3.76 FIP, a 1.04 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and an 8.8 K/9 in 112.2 innings. In his last three starts, he is 3-0 with a 0.45 ERA, a 0.55 WHIP, and 15 strikeouts in 20 innings. The Red Sox are 7-12 when he starts. Paxton will face his former team, he is 7-2 with a 4.38 ERA, a 4.95 FIP, a 1.45 WHIP, a 4.7 BB/9, and a 6.1 K/9 in 84.1 innings. In his last five starts, he is 1-1 with a 5.47 ERA, a 1.54 WHIP, and 22 strikeouts in 24.2 innings. The Dodgers are 13-4 when he starts.
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Rafael Devers – .295
HR – Rafael Devers – 23
RBI – Rafael Devers – 61
IP – Tanner Houck – 117.0
ERA – Tanner Houck –2.54
K – Tanner Houck – 112
Dodgers:
AVG – Shohei Ohtani – .316
HR – Shohei Ohtani – 29
RBI – Shohei Ohtani – 69
IP – Tyler Glasnow – 109.0
ERA – Tyler Glasnow – 3.47
K – Tyler Glasnow – 143
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .255 (4)
OPS: .748 (6)
R: 446 (12)
HR: 112 (8)
ERA: 3.61 (5)
K: 823 (14)
WHIP: 1.19 (4)
Dodgers
AVG: .254 (6)
OPS: .768 (1)
R: 479 (3)
HR: 129 (3)
ERA: 3.76 (8)
K: 817 (17)
WHIP: 1.19 (6)
