Bello and BoSox Poised to Dethrone Halos in High-Stakes Clash—Can the Underdogs Pull Off the Upset?

The Red Sox are also not terrible this season, and while that seems like a compliment to the Angels, it really should be an insult to the Red Sox. Expectations have a lot to do with that, and Boston really isn’t living up to the expectations. Boston has a good offense – they are hitting .252 for the season, and they are even scoring 4.66 runs per game, which is a solid number. Their pitching isn’t that bad either, with a 3.95 team ERA and a team WHIP of 1.33. Other than maybe facing tough competition, I’m not really sure why the Red Sox have a losing record. Tonight they get one of their better starters, Brayan Bello on the mound. He is 2-1 with a 3.83 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP. He did not have a great May, completing five innings just once last month. He has thrown 4.2 or fewer in five straight starts, but some of them really weren’t that bad and pitch counts weren’t that high. He has been good against the Angels in the past, holding them to just five hits in 32 at-bats. 

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