Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Phillies 5/6/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Boston Red Sox will go against the Philadelphia Phillies in MLB action in Citizens Bank Park, PA, on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 7:15 PM ET.

After dominating division rival Toronto, Boston is entering Philadelphia with a heightened sense of confidence. The Sox are currently four games above .500 and lead the stacked AL East, ahead of the Blue Jays and Yankees.

The Red Sox hit .274 (2nd), with a .808 OPS (3rd), and averaged 5.91 runs per game. It was fifth in 2023 for home runs with 46 and steals with 20.

LF Rafael Devers, the third baseman, leads the squad in home runs (11) and RBI (31) while Masataka Yoshida, the club’s batting average (.317) and on-base percentage (.400) leader.

With six solid starts, the Boston pitching staff has a 4.87 ERA (23rd) and 1.34 WHIP (20th).

Kluber, a veteran of 13 seasons, will start for the visiting team on Saturday.

Midway through April, he took a beating from Tampa Bay and Minnesota, but since then, he’s recovered well, turning up strong performances against Baltimore (one earned run in six frames) and Toronto (three earned runs in 5.1 innings).

The total went OVER in 4 of the Red Sox’s last 5 matches.
The Boston Sox are 7-0 SU in their last 7 matches.
The total hung OVER in 12 of Boston’s last 17 matches on the road.

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Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Phillies Predictions 5/6/2023

The Phillies want to quickly forget their three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles. It would be sufficient if they defeated Boston in a series, but are they facing the hot Sox at the wrong time?

Philadelphia ranks 18th in terms of runs scored per game with 4.28 and hits .266 (4th) with a.755 OPS. In 2023, the Phillies ranked 15th in home runs with 35 and 23rd in stolen bases with 18.

CF DH Kyle Schwarber tops the team with seven home runs, 1B Alec Bohm leads Philadelphia with 23 RBI, and Brandon Marsh leads the team in batting average (.326) and on-base percentage (.413).

Tomorrow at Citizens Bank Park, the left-handed pitcher Falter will take the mound. He’s looking to snap a four-start losing run and get his first victory of 2023.

In all but one of his appearances, the 26-year-old has allowed a long ball, and in his most recent start against Houston, he allowed a season-high eight hits.

The Philadelphia Phillies are 0-5 SU in their last 5 matches.
The Phillies are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches at home.
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches at home against Boston.

Boston Red Sox vs Philadelphia Phillies. The MLB pick for this game is the Boston Red Sox.

The Red Sox are 4-1 in their last five matches on the road against teams with a losing record and 5-1 in their last six games against left-handed starters.

They are also 16-5 in their past 21 matches against starters with a WHIP higher than 1.30 and 20-8 in their last 28 games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.

The Phillies lost all four of their games against teams with winning records, and they also lost all four of their contests against starters with WHIPs higher than 1.30.

They also had a losing record against teams with winning records in their previous 11 interleague games, going 3-8. The Red Sox will keep their momentum tomorrow in Philadelphia.

The Boston lineup was potent, scoring 7.8 runs per game on average during their six-game winning streak, and Corey Kluber improved recently.

They have strong offensive numbers against left-handed pitchers (.262 BA,.345 OBP,.424 SLG, and.769 OPS) and ought to plow through Bailey Falter, a rookie who allowed 14 hits in his past 10.1 innings.

The Boston Red Sox will win to a predicted score of 7-4.

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