The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies will resume their interleague series on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is at 7:15 p.m. ET.
Boston (19-4 SU and 19-14 RL) was victorious in its last series against Toronto, sweeping the Blue Jays in a four-game home set. The Red Sox will turn to veteran righty Corey Kluber (1-4 with a 6.44 ERA in six starts) tomorrow in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia (15-17 SU and 13-19 RL) is glad to be home after losing its three-game series in Los Angeles by a combined score of 36-11. The Phillies are starting lefty Bailey Falter (0-5 with a 5.01 ERA in six outings) in game two of this three-game set.
Philly is a -135 moneyline favorite, and the game total is 9.5.
Boston is storming into Philadelphia with a newfound swagger after sweeping division foe Toronto. The Sox are now five games over .500 and ahead of the Blue Jays and Yankees in the loaded AL East. Will Boston sustain its momentum, or will it be disturbed by a rude experience in the City of Brotherly Love?
The Red Sox average 5.91 runs per contest (3rd) and hit .274 (2nd) with a .808 OPS (3rd). It's hit 46 home runs (5th) and stolen 20 bases (18th) in 2023. LF Masataka Yoshida leads the club in batting average (.317) and OBP (.400), and 3B Rafael Devers paces the team in home runs (11) and RBI (31). The Boston pitching staff has posted a 4.87 ERA (23rd) and a 1.34 WHIP (20th) with six quality starts.
We've seen Raffy do it 150 times and it never gets old. pic.twitter.com/RAgwlHS6oP
— Red So x (@RedSox) May 5, 2023
The 13-year veteran Kluber gets the nod on Saturday for the visiting squad. He was knocked around by Tampa Bay and Minnesota in mid-April but has since bounced back, delivering solid outings against Baltimore (one earned run in six frames) and Toronto (three earned runs in 5.1 innings). Will the 37-year-old continue to settle in with his new team on Saturday?
See our expert Kentucky Derby predictions with exotics betting strategies. A parlay bettors dream!