Boston Red Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction: Sox to even the series

Thursday's Major League Baseball action from Fenway Park features a matchup between the Texas Rangers and the Boston Red Sox. This will be the second game in a trilogy consisting of three total entries. The Rangers took the first game of the season on Wednesday and won by a score of four runs.

Over the previous weekend, the Boston Red Sox were able to defeat the Blue Jays in three consecutive games, resulting in a sweep. Even though they had 10 hits as a club on Wednesday, the Boston Red Sox weren't able to achieve a whole lot on the scoreboard. Brenna Bernadino pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one earned run on one hit while striking out no batters. On Thursday, Brayan Bello will take the mound for the White Sox in the starting rotation. Bello has made 13 starts so far this season and has a record of 5-5 with a 3.08 ERA. In his career, Bello has appeared in 26 games (24 starts) and has a record of 7-13 with a 3.80 ERA. The Boston Red Sox have a record of 26-9 over their previous 35 games played against the AL West, but they have a record of 3-7 over their last 10 games played in game two of a series. The Boston Red Sox have a record of 1-5 in their previous six games played on Thursday.

Over the course of the weekend, the Texas Rangers took on the Houston Astros and managed to win only one of the four games. During their game on Wednesday against the Red Sox, the Texas Rangers scored three runs in the second inning to help them earn a 6-2 victory. Dane Dunning, the starting pitcher, completed 6.0 innings pitched, allowing one earned run, six hits, and one walk. Jon Gray will take the mound for the Texas Rangers on Thursday as the team's starting pitcher. Gray has a record of 6-4 with a 3.21 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 87.0 innings pitched this year over his 15 starts. Gray has pitched in a total of 191 games (190 starts), compiling a 66-60 record with a 4.40 earned run average. The Texas Rangers have a record of 11-3 over their past 14 games played in game two of a series. However, during their last 71 matchups against the AL East, they have a record of 23-48. In the last six Thursday games involving Texas, the under is 3-1-2.

I'll stick with the Boston Red Sox in this matchup. Gray's performance as of late has been inconsistent. He performed well in a defeat to the Yankees on June 24 with 5.0 innings and one earned run, but Gray has combined for 8.1 innings with 11 earned runs in two of his most recent three starts. On Wednesday, the Sox struggled defensively for a couple of innings and were unable to capitalize on the offensive opportunities they had. I think that Boston will be able to get back on track and win game two if they look solid on offense.