Baltimore at Boston

These two were slated to open on Thursday but league officials called the game early, bumping the start of the season to today. The Red Sox look to rebound this season as they finished below .500 a year ago for the first time in five years. The Orioles have been bad for a long time, and I don't see anything here this year for that to change. They will open with Johnny Means on the mound, and it is no secret that left-handed pitchers often struggle at Fenway Park. Means was just 2-7 last year in the shortened season. The Red Sox managed eight runs against the Orioles in the only start he had against them last year, and the Orioles won just once on the road a year ago with him on the hill. The Sox were good with Nathan Eovaldi on the mound last year going 6-3, and he should provide a strong outing vs. the light hitting Orioles. Make the play on Boston.