Baltimore at Boston

Baltimore had a losing road record last year and plays its third straight game away from home. The pitching has given up 18 runs in two games. Cole Irvin will start, coming over from Oakland where he had a 5.26 ERA on the road last season as home teams hit .290 off him. The Orioles are 9-32 after a game where 15 or more runs were scored. Boston's offense was Top 10 in the majors last year in runs scored and slugging, plus sixth in on-base percentage, and they look just as sharp scoring nine runs in each of the first two games. Starter Tanner Houck is 2-1 with a 1.84 ERA versus Baltimore and the Red Sox are 18-6 at Fenway Park after two or more straight games sailing OVER the total. Play Boston.