Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox 4/4/2023 Picks Predictions Previews
The Pittsburgh Pirates will go against the Boston Red Sox in MLB action in Fenway Park, MA, on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 7:10 PM ET.
In their final two matches of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates managed just three runs in total, losing both games.
That includes a Sunday defeat of 3-1. Only eight runs were scored by the squad during the first 3 matches of the year, down from the opening day’s five runs.
Early in, the Pirates bullpen has performed well, giving up only three runs in 10.2 innings.
The starting pitching staff is fairly young and will have some growing pains, thus the club needs the bullpen to be strong.
Rob Zastryzny made two appearances so far, pitching 1.2 scoreless innings. On Tuesday, Roansy Contreras will start. He had a great job pitching last year, going 5-5 with a 3.79 ERA while largely working in the rotation.
On August 17, 2022, Contreras faced Boston in a single game, losing after allowing four runs in six innings.
- The total went OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 matches.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates are 2-5 SU in their last 7 matches against Boston.
- The Pirates are 3-10 SU in their last 13 matches on the road.
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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox Predictions 4/4/2023
The Boston Red Sox offense appears to be equipped to guide this group of players. In the three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles, the team scored nine runs per game for a total of 27 runs.
Despite a questionable pitching staff that gave up 23 runs in the three games, Boston won two of them. Adam Duvall was the attack’s early leader with eight hits in 14 at-bats (.571), two home runs, and eight RBIs.
Enrique Hernandez has two home runs as well. The Red Sox are slugging.559 and hitting.327 with five home runs.
The bad news is that the Orioles absolutely destroyed this pitching staff. The starting lineup’s ERA after the opening weekend was 11.91, with 15 runs in 11.1 innings of work.
The bullpen pitched 15.2 innings in the series and considerably improved (how could they not? ), but still had a 4.60 ERA. The team must exercise caution not to overwhelm the group right away.
To do better than his teammates, Nick Pivetta aspires. In 33 starts in 2022, he had a record of 10-12 and a 4.56 ERA. In his four career encounters with Pittsburgh, Pivetta is 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA.
- The total went OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 5 matches.
- The Boston Red Sox are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches.
- The total went OVER in 5 of Boston’s last 6 matches at home.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Red Sox. The MLB pick for this game is the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox begin this game with two significant advantages.
The first is that their offense is much stronger than ours. As they did against Baltimore, they are unlikely to score nine runs each game against the Pirates, but it wouldn’t be unexpected to see them score five or six.
Furthermore, in 18.0 innings thrown throughout the course of his career, Pivetta crushed the Pirates, surrendering only 14 hits and four earned runs.
He offers the Red Sox the largest edge of all, and before his night is up, he should limit the Pirates to a handful of runs.
He will then hand the ball off to a struggling Boston bullpen, which will allow a few runs before the game is finished. The Boston Red Sox will win to a predicted score of 6-3.
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MLB Starting Time: 7:10 PM (EDT)
Location: Fenway Park, MA
Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
TV: NESN
MLB Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates +125
MLB Totals: 8.5