Red Sox Eye Victory Over Astros Amid Favorable Conditions

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00:00But the Red Sox playing good baseball despite not being able to complete the sweep over

00:07KC this week at Kauffman.

00:09They won that series.

00:10The Red Sox have won six of their last eight.

00:13The Astros took the final two games of their midweek set against their in-state and divisional

00:18foes, the Texas Rangers.

00:20Boston, a home favorite today against Ronald Blanco and the Astros.

00:24Yeah, there's some rain in the forecast.

00:26You see that total nine and a half, so you need double digits in order to cash in that

00:29ticket.

00:30If we do dance around the raindrops in Boston, 70-degree temperatures, which is nice, 16-mile-an-hour

00:35winds blowing out to left field.

00:36That's why that number is so high.

00:38But Ronald Blanco actually has decent statistics, Ben, over the last 60 days if we include left-hander

00:43and right-handed batters and include them together.

00:45However, his last 47 left-handed batters that he's faced over the past month, a .341 Iso

00:51and a weighted-on-base percentage of .380.

00:53Why is that important?

00:55Seven of the nine batters anticipated tonight for the Boston Red Sox will be lefties.

00:59And I'm talking about the first four guys, Duran, .463 weighted-on-base percentage.

01:03Abreu, .493.

01:04Yoshida, .413.

01:05Devers, .481.

01:06You want to continue down, Dominic Smith, .411.

01:11You take a look at Sogar, the switch hitter, .367.

01:14And then you take a look at Rafael, who's actually a right-handed batter, .349 to bring

01:17up the rear in the nine-hole.

01:19So I'm looking at this performance, bounce back probably on hand for your starting pitcher.

01:23But also, Blanco is decent, just not against lefties.

01:26I think that's a recipe for success.

01:28They are a favorite for a reason tonight, Boston, and I think they win this game over

01:31the Astros.