Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox 3/20/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Spring Training Grapefruit League competition will feature a clash between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers on Monday afternoon.

Pittsburgh is placed second to dead last in the Grapefruit League with a 7-13 overall record and a win percentage of just .350 this spring.

The Pirates won three of the last five contests played but lost the recent road match versus the Baltimore Orioles to a horrible score of 0-8 that ended a three-game winning streak on Sunday.

Right-handed Starting Pitcher Vince Velasquez pitched for 4.0 innings with 7 hits, and 7 runs, granted 4 walks and fanned out 3 batters with an ERA of 8.00 in the loss.

Right-handed Pitcher Roansy Contreras also pitched for Pittsburgh finishing 3.0 innings with 3 hits while striking out 4 hitters with a 3.00 ERA.

Right-handed Relief Pitcher Dauri Moreta completed the pitching rotation with 2 hits, one earned run, and one strikeout with a 1.35 ERA in pitching for a 1.0 frame.

The Pittsburgh Pirates finished last season in fourth place in the National League Central and were eliminated in the playoffs contention with a 62-100 record, a .383 win percentage, and 31 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals in first place.

The Pirates were 34-47 at home and 28-53 when playing away from home last season accumulating a total of 591 runs while giving away 817 for a run difference of -226.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox Predictions 3/20/2023

The Boston Red Sox ended their two straight road trips and will be facing the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday with a 3-2 record in the last five matches played while winning the recent road match against the Philadelphia Phillies at 9-5 on Sunday.

Boston is second in the Grapefruit League just one game behind St. Louis with a 12-7 record and a win percentage of .632 while compiling 131 runs and surrendering 101 for a run difference of +30 this spring.

In winning last Sunday’s match-up versus the Phillies, the Red Sox totaled 4 runs in the sixth inning alone and three in the ninth with 8 hits without errors committed.

Right-handed Relief Pitcher Luis Guerrero earned the victory for Boston with an ERA of 0.00, 2 strikeouts, and granted no free walks in 0.2 IP. Guerrero led his team once in the win this spring training.

In pitching, Right-handed Pitcher Nick Pivetta started for the Red Sox with 4 hits, 4 earned runs, 2 walks granted, and struck out a total of five batters with an ERA of 7.71 in pitching for 4.0 innings of work.

Southpaw Relief Pitcher Brendan Cellucci also recorded one hit, and one earned run and awarded three bases on balls with an ERA of 9.00 in 0.1 innings pitched in the winning effort.

The Boston Red Sox finished last in the American League East and were eliminated in the playoffs contention with a 78-84 overall record and a .481 win percentage last season.

The Red Sox trailed 21 games behind the New York Yankees in first place with a 43-38 home record and 35-46 when playing on the road. Boston totaled 735 runs but gave up 787 for a run difference of -52 last season.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Boston Red Sox. The MLB Pick for this contest is Boston.

The Red Sox played good baseball this spring taking second place in the Grapefruit League while the Pirates dropped to the bottom of the league at 7-13.

Look for Boston to take their chance to tie with St. Louis in first place with a win on Monday. The prediction, Boston Red Sox will win 6-4.

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