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YNOT Predictions Edition 12, 7 home games, 3 vs BOS, 4 vs MIA,
Mon Jul 2-Sun Jul 8, 2018
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Mon, Jul 2 vs Boston 7:00 PM on
ESPNMax Scherzer (RHP, 10-4, ERA 2.04, IP 114.2, SO 165, BB 27, WHIP 0.85)
vs Rick Porcello (RHP, 9-3, ERA 3.60, IP 105, SO 99, BB 24, WHIP 1.13)
Boston's Porcello, Washington's Scherzer look forward to 'reunion'http://www.espn.com/mlb/preview/_/id/380702120WASHINGTON -- A pair of old friends will reconnect when the Boston Red Sox visit the Washington Nationals on Monday night. Former teammates Rick Porcello (9-2, 3.60) of the Red Sox and Max Scherzer (10-4, 2.04) square off for the first time in the opener of a three-game series. Porcello and Scherzer spent five seasons together with the Detroit Tigers, reaching the 2012 World Series before losing to the San Francisco Giants.
Since leaving Detroit, Porcello won the 2016 American League Cy Young Award and Scherzer is making a strong case for his third straight National League Cy Young. Both have been aware this matchup was coming. "Looking forward to it. We've been texting back and forth," Porcello told the Boston Globe. "We've had a good time with it and I'm sure we'll both get a kick about going against each other once the game starts."
Scherzer is looking for his first win since June 5, though he's pitched well enough to win each of his past four starts, allowing two earned runs or less in each outing. The Nationals are 1/3 in those starts and were shut out in each loss. "I think everybody's been punched in the face before of not having success," Scherzer told The Washington Post after his last start, a 1-0 loss to the Marlins. "This is the big leagues; they are going to keep coming down your throat and keep attacking you."
Scherzer, Washington's only dependable starter of late, is 4-4 with a 6.05 ERA in 10 starts versus Boston.
Porcello allowed four runs on eight hits in 5 2/3 innings last time out in a no-decision against the Angels. He's 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in his lone start against Washington, an eight-inning effort in April of 2015...
