The Baltimore Orioles will look to gain ground in the wildcard race Saturday when they host AL East rivals the Boston Red Sox. This is the second game of a three game series. The Orioles lead the season series 7-5, not counting Friday night's series opener. Michael Wacha (10-1) gets the start for Boston while the Orioles have not yet named a starter. Game time is 5:05 p.m. ET at Camden Yards.
The Boston Red Sox have had a disappointing season. Heading into this series, they were last in the AL East, 10 games out of a wildcard spot. The playoffs aren't happening this year, barring some kind of miracle. Any hopes they had of staying alive were squashed this week when they dropped three straight to the Rays. Michael Wacha gets the start for the Red Sox on Saturday. Wacha has been brilliant this season, with a record of 10-1 and an ERA of 2.58 in 18 starts. He has 83 strikeouts and 26 walks in 101 innings pitched.
Wacha pitched well in a 4-3 loss to the Rays in his last start, but got a no decision. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 6 innings with 7 strikeouts and 0 walks. Michael Wacha is 1-0 against the Orioles this season. he has not allowed any runs on 4 hits with 1 walk and 4 strikeouts in 5.2 innings. In his career against the Orioles, he is 1-1 with an ERA of 4.97 and 19 strikeouts in 7 appearance s. The Red Sox have a team ERA of 4.52, which is 25th in baseball. The Sox bullpen has an ERA of 4.57, which is 26th in the league.