This is a 5* play on the Boston Red Sox.

After dropping yesterday's game 2-1, we like the hard-hitting Red Sox to bounce back tonight and to take advantage of this favorable pitching matchup. The visitors hand the ball to Rick Porcello (13-2, 3.57 ERA), who comes in off an outing to forget in which he gave up five runs off six hits and a walk while striking out eight over 6.2 innings in a fortunate victory over the Twins on Sunday. Porcello though would pitch into the seventh frame for a third straight start and the 11th time in 20 outings this year. Porcello will now look to improve upon his already impressive 7-2, 3.23 ERA in all "night" games this season. Tim Lincecum (2-4, 8.70) gets the nod for the home side, who after a great start to his 2016 campaign, has since been rocked, most recently allowing eight runs off seven hits over just 1.1 innings in his last start. "The Freak" has now given up at least five runs in four of his last five outings and note that he's been particularly feeble at home, going 1-2 with an atrocious 8.76 ERA. Play on BOSTON.

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