Colorado at Boston

This is a long road trip for Colorado, ranked #18 in on-base percentage while the pitching staff ranks #27 (5.06 ERA). Fenway is a tough park to pitch in and Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland (5.84 ERA) is struggling, allowing 18 runs his last three starts (17 innings). He runs into the red-hot defending champs who are 9-2 in May, leading the majors with 86 runs scored this month. The Red Sox come off a three-game sweep in which it outscored Seattle 34-8. Boston is 67-15 as a favorite of -200 or more, plus 39-12 after scoring eight runs or more. Southpaw Chris Sale has a 1.73 ERA in his last four starts and Boston is 47-17 against losing teams. The Red Sox have outscored the opposition 100-37 the last 11 games, so back the hot home team and play Boston.