Boston Red Sox vs New York Mets Prediction: Sox have the edge in this rubber match

This week's edition of Monday Baseball comes to you live from Fenway Park and features the third and final game of an interleague series between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox. Who will come out on top in this crucial showdown during primetime?

In the month of July, the Boston Red Sox have been one of the hottest teams in MLB. However, a series defeat to the Oakland Athletics stalled that momentum, and the Red Sox will be aiming to regain that momentum after breaking their three-game losing streak with a victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. This season, Rafael Devers leads the Boston Red Sox in both home runs and RBIs with 23, while Masataka Yoshida leads the team in hits with 107. Masataka Yoshida leads the Boston Red Sox with a batting average of.319 and 107 hits. While Jarren Duran has thrown in 29 doubles, Justin Turner has contributed 16 home runs and 64 RBIs to the team's cause so far this season. Following a victory at home, the Boston Red Sox have been victorious in each of their last nine games at home overall. In the meantime, each of the last eight games that the Boston Red Sox have played against the New York Mets has resulted in a cover of the run line.

The New York Mets were one of the teams that were doing well before the all-star break. They had won 4 of their previous 5 games prior to their game on Saturday, which they lost by a score of 8-6 and fell to 46-52 on the year. Now, they are seven games behind the final slot in the National League Wild Card race. The Mets are led by Pete Alonso's 26 home runs and 63 RBIs, while Brandon Nimmo has a team-high 97 hits and a batting average of.260. In addition, Francisco Lindor has hit 19 home runs for the Mets this season while also driving in 61 runs and leading the team with 21 doubles. This game will be started for the Mets by Carlos Carrasco, who has a record of 3-3, a 5.35 ERA, and 48 strikeouts so far this season. After suffering a defeat on the road, the New York Mets have failed to win any of their last seven night games. The New York Mets have lost each of their last nine night games against opponents from the AL East that held a winning record and failed to cover the run line in each of those games.

Although I'm not really fond of this game, if I had to choose one team to root for, it would definitely be the Red Sox. Justin Verlander is now the subject of some trade conversations, and I'm simply not sure that's what any Mets fan wants to hear right now. I'm selling all of my Mets stock because I expect the Mets to be sellers. The Red Sox have been the superior club up to this point in plain and basic terms, and they play their best baseball by a wide margin in their home park.