Aside from John Means, the Orioles have absolutely no pitching. The Orioles' pitching staff is running on fumes and it's still mid-August. Baltimore is giving up an average of 9.8 runs during its last 10 games! 

So I have to expect there will be at least 11 runs scored in this matchup with lefty Keegan Akin facing southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez. An important sidebar is the presence of Greg Gipson, who is slated to be the home plate umpire. The Over is 16-5 in games he has been behind the plate this season. That 76 percent Over figure is tied for the highest umpire Over percentage in baseball. 

Akin can take his rightful place as one of the worst starters in the big leagues. He is 0-6 with an 8.23 ERA. The Red Sox rank fifth in the majors in runs and are third in batting average.

Rodriguez has been largely disappointing this year with a 5.24 ERA. The Orioles can hit lefties. They rank among the top four in batting average against them.