The Boston Red Sox and the Athletics meet Thursday in MLB action from Sutter Health Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Boston Red Sox vs. Athletics prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Boston Red Sox will send out Sonny Gray for the start here and Gray is 12-2 with a 2.78 ERA and 93 strikeouts this season. Mason Barnett will start for the Athletics and is 1-1 with a 4.74 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season.
Boston Red Sox Recap
The Boston Red Sox come into this game looking to add on to their 4-2 win over the Athletics on Wednesday to sit at 56-51 this season. After this series, the Red Sox will head on the road for a series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Red Sox Win 7 Of Last 10
Wilyer Abreu leads the Red Sox with 100 hits including 22 doubles, 2 triples, 15 home runs and 52 RBIs while Ceddanne Rafaela has 111 hits with 26 doubles, 3 triples, 11 home runs and 50 RBIs and Caleb Durbin’s added 81 hits with 19 doubles, 10 home runs and 44 RBIs as well. Jarren Duran has 76 hits with 10 doubles, 3 triples, 13 home runs and 54 RBIs as well this season. Willson Contreras has added 99 hits with 18 doubles, 22 homers and 66 RBIs of his own on the year.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Red Sox have won 11 of their last 12 road games.
- The Athletics have lost 12 of their last 14 games against American League opponents.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in 10 of their last 12 games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Sonny Gray has recorded a win in each of his last eight road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Sonny Gray has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last eight appearances with his team as a favorite against AL West opponents.
- Jahmai Jones has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances after playing the previous day.
- Nick Sogard has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances in night games.
- Sonny Gray ranks T2nd in the league for Wins (12) this season.
Athletics Recap
The Athletics come into this game looking to bounce back from the loss to Boston on Wednesday to sit at 45-63 this season. After this series, the Athletics will take on the Detroit Tigers in a series at home.
Athletics Lose 6 Of Last 8
Shea Langeliers has 99 hits with 19 doubles, 23 home runs and 51 RBIs while Tyler Soderstrom’s added 85 hits with 22 doubles, 2 triples, 17 home runs and 50 RBIs. Jacob Wilson also has 75 hits with 11 doubles, 7 home runs and 32 RBIs and Nick Kurtz has 90 hits with 15 doubles, 21 home runs and 69 RBIs this season.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won six of their last seven games as home underdogs against AL East opponents following a home loss.
- The Red Sox have lost four of their last five games as favorites against the Athletics following a win.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in nine of their last 10 games as road favorites after going to extra innings.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as home underdogs after going to extra innings.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Jonah Heim has hit at least one home run in three of his last four appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Red Sox.
- Brian Serven has recorded at least one hit in each of his seven previous appearances with his team as a home underdog against AL opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Ten of the last 11 games between the Red Sox and Athletics have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Nine of the Red Sox’s last 10 games as favorites against the Athletics have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of Sonny Gray’s last five road appearances as a starter.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in six of the Athletics’ last seven night games against American League opponents.
Boston Red Sox vs. Athletics Prediction
I’m on the Red Sox here. I think Sonny Gray is the more reliable option in this one and I just don’t trust the Athletics offensively right now. Gray has been one of the most profitable starters in baseball this season, as the Red Sox just continue to back him up and I think that continues here as the A’s continue to falter. Give me Boston.