Red Sox-Brewers prediction: Picks, odds on Sunday, April 23

After splitting two tightly contested games at American Family Field in Milwaukee, the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers will each be looking for a series win in the finale on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET. Top prospect Brayan Bello (0-1, 16.88 ERA) will be making his second start of the season for Boston, while Corbin Burnes (2-1, 4.76) is set to take the mound for the Brewers after an injury scare that forced him to leave his last outing early.

Milwaukee is currently a -180 favorite on the moneyline at DraftKings Sportsbook, while the Red Sox are +155 underdogs. The run total is set at 8.5.

Red Sox-Brewers picks: Sunday, April 23

Red Sox

Day to day: C Reese McGuire (hand)

Out: OF Adam Duvall (wrist), RP Chris Martin (shoulder), SP James Paxton (hamstring), RP Joely Rodriguez (oblique)

Brewers

Out: OF Garrett Mitchell (shoulder), SP Brandon Woodruff (shoulder), OF Tyrone Taylor (elbow), SP/RP Adrian Houser (groin), INF Luis Urias (hamstring), SP Aaron Ashby (shoulder)

Brayan Bello vs. Corbin Burnes

Bello finally made his 2023 debut on Patriots' Day against the Los Angeles Angels after an elbow injury sidetracked his spring, and the numbers were ugly: five runs on eight hits in just 2.2 innings. Don't judge him too harshly, though; the weather was brutal on Monday in Boston, and between that and some first-game rust it's only natural that the righty struggled. He still boasts the arsenal that made him one of the Red Sox' top prospects entering the year – namely an electric mid-90s fastball that he pairs with a genuine swing-and-miss changeup.

Really excited for Brayan Bello's debut on Monday as he could be one of the lone bright spots for Boston this season.

Bello is a great waiver wire target if he's still available as the upside is a Top 50 SP ROS. pic.twitter.com/phnSGOLYVy

– Eric Cross (@EricCross04) April 14, 2023

  
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