Baltimore at Boston

Boston’s rain-postponed game with Baltimore turned into today’s doubleheader, and the Red Sox arrive this afternoon one win from tying the franchise record of 15 straight victories, a streak that needed a season-high effort Monday before finishing off Baltimore 6-5. Jake Bennett takes the mound first, a rookie left-hander who has won four straight starts and carries an ERA in the low 2s into his first career look at this Orioles lineup. Dean Kremer gets the assignment for Baltimore, and his history against Boston specifically is the problem: a losing record and an ERA north of five across ten career starts against this club, numbers that line up with a season ERA sitting above four. Boston’s bullpen has been the quiet engine underneath the streak, locking down close games all month, and that depth matters against a Baltimore lineup that hasn’t found a way to solve this staff. The market has leaned toward Boston across the board today, and I’m not fighting that read. Take Boston on the moneyline this afternoon.