Boston Red Sox vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction: Expect many innings here

On Saturday, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox square off at Fenway Park.

There have been four or more runs scored in 10 of the last 12 games for the Boston Red Sox. If the Red Sox score four or more runs, they have won 10 of their last 11 games. The Red Sox have been led by Alex Verdugo with 46 hits and 18 RBI, Justin Turner with 77 hits and 38 RBI, and Masataka Yoshida with 77 hits and 38 RBI. The Red Sox have won their last six straight home games and seven in a row overall.

In their last three games, the St. Louis Cardinals have scored 18 runs, and in eight of their last nine games, they have scored four or more runs. Even when scoring four or more runs, the Cardinals have lost six of their last ten games. With 48 hits and 20 RBI, Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals, while Nolan Arenado and Willson Contreras are second and third with 73 and 39 hits, respectively. The next batter is Steven Matz, who has a 5.70 ERA and has struck out 33 batters in 33 innings so far this year. The Cardinals have a 3-7 road record over their past 10 games and a 4-1 record over their last 5.

The season has not gone well for Steven Matz, and Chris Sale has also been a shadow of his former self. The Cardinals and the Red Sox have both been scoring runs at an impressive clip this week. The attack shouldn't slow down much, if at all. Sum seems about right, given the data. The best outcome here should be over.