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The Giants offense has been flailing of late, scoring no more than three runs in five straight games to bring their season scoring average down to 3.87 runs per game. Now they run up against a pitcher in Kutter Crawford who allowed two earned runs total in his first five starts before a more pedestrian showing in his last outing. I like him to bounce back in this matchup, and he's reached six Ks in four of six games, with one miss featuring a strong five-K performance in less than five innings. The Over should be favored here.
This is a tough spot for the Giants, who are just 5-9 on the road. Erik Miller will serve as their opener. Daulton Jefferies, who gave up nine runs (five earned) over two innings against the Padres in his only appearance this season, should follow him and pitch multiple innings. For his career, Jefferies has a 6.33 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. The Red Sox will start Kutter Crawford, who has a 1.35 ERA and has yet to give up a home run this season. The Giants have already scored the eighth-fewest runs in baseball, so don’t expect them to be able to produce enough at the plate to come away with a victory. Back the Red Sox.