Boston at Oakland

Boston and Chris Sale both are off to slow starts, but Sale will bounce back tonight against the Athletics, who have a combined .205 batting average against him in 127 at-bats. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 2.65 ERA against the Athletics the last three years. Mike Fiers has split his first starts with a loss to Seattle in Japan and then beating the Angels, 4-0, on Thursday. However, Boston hitters have a .319 batting average and a .473 slugging percentage against Fiers in his career. The Red Sox are 12-3 in Sale's last 15 starts, they are 51-23 their last 74 road games versus right-handed starters, and 91-42 their last 133 against righty starters overall. Boston is the clear favorite in this matchup for a reason. Go with the Red Sox.