Posted at 10:30 AM EST. Odds subject to change.

Pinnacle  +121 BET365  +115 Sportsinteraction  +115 888Sport  +115

Boston +121 over Cleveland

1:10 PM EST. The Red Sox are going with a bullpen day of sorts, as Brayan Bello will miss his turn in the rotation because of tightness in his right lat, but the club is hopeful that he’ll be back in a minimum of 15 days. That brings Chase Anderson (RHP - BOS) out of the bullpen and into the starter’s blocks, which is a role that he is not unfamiliar with, having spent most of his 10-year pro career as a starter. There was actually some chatter that Anderson would take Nick Pivetta’s spot in the rotation at the start of the season, but instead, he was moved into a bullpen role. In his 13 innings pitched thus far, Anderson has fared well with an 8:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio, a very nice 0.85 WHIP, and a decent xERA of 3.57. He’s also picked up two saves. We doubt Anderson will pitch deep into this game, but that really matters not, as we are here to attack Triston McKenzie (RHP - CLE).

McKenzie has struggled in the early going, but reports have surfaced that he is pitching through torn ligament damage in his right elbow, which is an issue that plagued him last season as well. At that time, McKenzie decided to avoid going under the knife and having Tommy John surgery and instead went with rest as his rehabilitation route. That decision appears to have been costly, as McKenzie has filed two clunkers over his last three starts. He has registered 12 BB across 13 IP in those three efforts. Today, he draws a Red Sox side that has banged out an OPS of .803 over its last eight games. Perhaps most alarming is that his fastball velocity (90.9 mph) is down nearly two miles per hour from two seasons ago (92.5 mph) and he’s walked nearly 20 percent of the batters seen this season. Simply put, McKenzie is a dumpster fire who is hurt, and he cannot be favored against the Red Sox in his current form.

Sherwood

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