Boston Red Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction: Sox to end woeful run

On Thursday, Major League Baseball action moves to Fenway Park, where the Cincinnati Reds take on the Boston Red Sox. This is the second of three planned games in this series. The Reds won the opener on Tuesday by the slimmest of margins.

During their most recent series, the Red Sox were able to defeat the Diamondbacks by a score of two games to three. On Tuesday, Boston was unable to claw its way out of a deficit despite scoring five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning. In the starting role, Brayan Bello was responsible for four innings, one earned run, five hits, and two walks. The under is 5-1 in the previous six games played in game two of a series, and the Sox have a record of 102-50 in their last 152 interleague home games against a right-handed starter.

Over the course of the weekend, the Reds took on and defeated the Cubs in three games, winning all of them. On Tuesday against Boston, Cincinnati came close to blowing an 8-0 lead but ultimately prevailed 9-8 to take the game. Ben Lively started the game and pitched 5.2 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out two. The Reds have a record of 35-79 in their last 114 games against teams that have a winning record, and their record in game two of a series is 7-3 in their last 10 games overall. In their previous 53 games played on Thursday, Cincinnati had a record of 16-37.

Recent events have been difficult for the Sox, but I anticipate that they will perform well in this situation. In the meantime, despite the fact that this is anticipated to be a challenging match, the Boston Red Sox are the favorite in this contest, and I have full faith in backing them.