Washington Nationals vs Boston Red Sox 8/28/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Boston Red Sox will host the Washington Nationals at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts on Friday, August 28, 2020 P.M, ET. This will be the opening game of this interleague series where the reigning champs will take on the Red Sox. Both teams had their last games postponed in relation to the Jacob Blake incident. Washington was struggling against the Phillies losing their 1st 2 games, while Boston split their 1st 2 games with the Blue Jays. The Boston Red Sox are now 14th in the American League with a 10-21 record, and are 5th in the AL East Division.

The Red Sox won 4 of their last 7 games, and made 14 total runs in their last 3. The squad was blown out by the Blue Jays in game 2 of their series with a score of 9-1. The Red Sox were outhit 11-3, and only made 1 total run in the 4th inning, courtesy of Mitch Moreland’s solo homer. Colten Brewer got the loss in that game, allowing 4 earned runs in 3.2 innings. Alex Verdugo leads the team with 30 hits at .291 batting average, while Mitch Moreland has 21 runs batted in and 8 home runs for the season. Boston proved they are one of the worst pitching teams allowing 11 hits from the Blue Jays, with a team earned run average at 6.05, they are in last place. Chris Mazza will start for the Red Sox in the opening game.

Washington Nationals vs Boston Red Sox Predictions 8/28/2020

The reigning champs aren’t in championship form for this season, winning only 1 game in their last 5. They have 3 straight losses with 13 total runs in their last 3. The Nationals were outhit 12-7 in their last game with Philadelphia, and were led by Juan Sotto who had 1 hit and a solo home run. Trea Turner is their best player for the season with 34 hits, and 14 RBIs this season, while Juan Sotto leads the team with 8 homers. The Nationals are allowing 4.97 runs per game which is 21st in the league, but their offense is a lot better with a .251 BAA which is 5th best in the league. The champs are 14th in the National League with an 11-17 record, and are 5th in the NL East Division. Max Scherzer will get the starting position for the Nationals in game 1.

Washington Nationals vs Boston Red Sox. MLB’s pick for the game will go to the Washington Nationals -160. Going with the champs in this one. Both starters aren’t having the best season, but Scherzer is just a tad better than Mazza going into this game. Scherzer is 2-2 with a 3.13 ERA in Fenway Park, and he is going up against a struggling Boston team so the Nationals are going to be ok here. The Nationals are 1-5 in their last 6 games, but Washington is going to pick off Boston who were recently blown out in their last game to a score of 6.5.

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