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Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers: 3-game series prediction

By Riley Culler

Jul 4, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Travis Shaw (47) watches his home run against the Texas Rangers during the eighth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 4, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Boston Red Sox third baseman Travis Shaw (47) watches his home run against the Texas Rangers during the eighth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 20, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (41) delivers a pitch against Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 20, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (41) delivers a pitch against Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

GAME 2: May 24th – Wednesday: Rangers @ Red Sox 7:10 PM (EST)

Probable Pitchers:

  • Boston – (L) Chris Sale (4-2) (2.19 ERA) (0.79 WHIP) (65.2 IP) (95 SO)
  • Texas – (L) Martin Perez (2-5) (3.71 ERA) (1.57 WHIP) (51 IP) (36 SO)

Chris Sale can make history on Wednesday night against the Rangers. Only two pitchers have ever struck out 10+ batters in eight straight starts. Pedro Martinez did it in 1999, Chris Sale did it in 2015, and now 2017. On Wednesday he can become the first pitcher ever to strike out 10+ batters in nine straight starts.

So what are the chances Sale has 10+ strikeouts? Sale has 95 strikeouts in 9 starts, so he is averaging just about 10K’s a game. Texas also has the 8th most strikeouts in the majors, so don’t be surprised if Sale has another stellar outing.

Pitching for the Texas is Martin Perez, a 5th year lefty from Venezuela. Perez started the season off a bit shaky and inconsistent. He’s since cooled off and provided Texas a solid outing in his last 3 starts, allowing only 2 earned runs in each game.

Prediction: Win

While Martin Perez has been pitching well as of late, Chris Sale is a hard man to beat. Even allowing just 2 earned runs (which Perez has allowed in his last 3 starts) may not be enough to beat Sale. I think Chris Sale continues his strikeout dominance and finishes the game with 10+ strikeouts, but allows 3 earned runs early which costs him the W.

  • Red Sox 4 – Rays 3
  • (ND) Chris Sale
  • (ND) Martin Perez 
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