T.M. Selection: LA Angels.

I like the LA Angels to win this game against the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. The Angels ended a short losing skid of 2 games yesterday when they beat the Red Sox and that game was really close but in the end, the Red Sox blew up the game with their bullpen. The Red Sox had a 4-3 lead going into the 9th inning and came out tied 4-4. Once the game got to the 10th inning though, the Angels broke it open with 6 runs and put the Red Sox in a position where they basically couldn't win the game after that. The Red haven't looked good this year and they have been losing a lot of their games lately. They keep putting together losing skids while the Angels have been really hot to start the year. Shohei Ohtani (2-2, 4.19 ERA) is up for the Angels here and he is their ace pitcher. He had 1 bad start of his 4 this year but his 2 most recent starts he looked great in and I think he is going to pitch a great game here against the Red Sox who cannot break out of their early season funk. I think Ohtani is going to last at least 6 innings in this game and I don't think he will give up more than 2 runs either. The Angels have been hitting the ball well lately and I expect them to bring in some run support for Ohtani in this game. Rich Hill ( 0-1, 3.71 ERA) is up for the Red Sox here and he hasn't looked great in their games this year. He hasn't lasted very long in his starts either and I think he will get into trouble here with this lineup and be pulled early anyway. I think there is going too much stress on the bullpen for the Red Sox here and I'm expecting another big game from the Angels. I like the Angels to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 6-3 Angels.