Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction 05/14/2025 | MLB

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The Boston Red Sox suffered a humiliating defeat in the first game of this series against the Detroit Tigers, but now they’ll want to leave Comerica Park on a high note and improve their record.

Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers: Tigers Moneyline

The Red Sox have a strong offensive lineup, but they are very inconsistent, and they struggle to produce runs despite having a good collective AVG of .252. Furthermore, their pitching isn’t reliable either. On the other hand, the Tigers are in the midst of an amazing start to the season, in which their offense has been great, and the pitchers have provided great support. The Tigers will have their best starter and Cy Young candidate of 2024, Tarik Skubal (ERA 2.01), on the mound here, who we expect will not have major difficulties against the Red Sox, and will receive good support from his offense.

Injuries for Boston Red Sox:

T. Casas Out.

R. Gonzalez Out.

R. Fitts Out.

M. Yoshida Out.

Injuries for Detroit Tigers:

C. Mize Out.

J. Rogers Out.

W. Pérez Out.

Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers: Under 7.5

The Red Sox will have many problems doing damage to Skubal and his good bullpen in this game. However, the Tigers, who have been hitting a lot, will not have an easy day either, since the young Boston pitcher, Hunter Dobbins, has done an excellent job since he joined the team, and pitched 6.0 innings without allowing runs against the Royals in his previous start. Therefore, we expect a good pitching duel and a low-scoring game.

Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers Prediction

Although Dobbins will surely keep the Red Sox in the fight, the current form of both teams is very different. In addition, Skubal will know how to take advantage of the vulnerability of the visiting offense and guide his team to victory in this game.

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