Boston at Texas

You need pitching and defense in a small park like Texas has, and Boston is loaded with both. The Red Sox are seventh in baseball in team ERA (3.52) and sixth in fielding percentage. Boston is on a 41-20 run, including 40-14 against a team with a winning percentage below .400. Red Sox ace Chris Sale (2.14 ERA) is on the mound with a 51-10 strikeout to walk ratio in 42 innings. Boston is 25-8 on the road against a right-handed starter and faces 34-year-old Doug Fister, who is 2-4 with a 4.36 ERA in eight career starts against the Red Sox. Texas has problems everywhere, #25 in team ERA (4.93) and last in fielding percentage, making the most errors in baseball (30). The Rangers are on a 7-22 run at home and 3-15 versus a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. With the Red Sox 8-2 against Texas, back the visitors with their ace. Play Boston.