Fargo's MLB Sunday Afternoon Dominator

This is a play on the BOSTON RED SOX for our MLB Sunday Afternoon Dominator. Boston has lost four straight games and looks to avoid the sweep on Sunday which would put it three games under .500 heading into a big series at Tampa Bay. St. Louis has now won five of its last six games but is still five games under .500 while checking in just 8-11 at home. The offense has struggled all season as the Cardinals are averaging just 3.7 rpg while hitting .228 with those numbers being roughly the same in splits at home and against righty starters. Nick Pivetta returned to the Red Sox rotation last week after missing over a month with an injury. He struggled in Atlanta but bounced back with a solid effort against Tampa Bay where he was one out away from a quality outing. His 3.48 ERA and 1.02 WHIP include two great starts to open the season prior to hitting the IL. Matthew Liberatore counters for the Cardinals and this is not a good situation. He entered the season as a full time reliever but made a couple spot starts and is now back in the rotation because of the injury to Steven Matz. He has a 4.58 ERA in 15 games overall covering 23.7 innings and he has not tossed more than 60 pitches in his two starts which is problematic for the Cardinals whose bullpen ERA is 5.25 over the last seven games. 10* (927) Boston Red Sox

AUTHOR: Matt Fargo

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