The Boston Red Sox and Athletics meet Monday in MLB action at Sutter Health Park. Here’s an Athletics vs Red Sox Prediction. This article will include an Athletics vs Red Sox Pick.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 54-50 on the year and play the Dodgers and White Sox next. The Boston Red Sox are batting .244 on the season, have a .314 OBP, and have a .392 slugging percentage. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff has a 3.56 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Ceddanne Rafaela leads the Boston Red Sox with 107 hits and 46 RBI, while Wilyer Abreu and Willson Contreras have combined for 197 hits and 117 RBI.
Payton Tolle gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 5-6 with a 3.31 ERA and 96 strikeouts this season. Tolle is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA and 6 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 44-61 on the year and play the Tigers and Reds next. The Athletics are batting .246 on the season, have a .323 OBP, and have a .404 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.35 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 99 hits and 51 RBI, while Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 174 hits and 118 RBI.
Jack Perkins gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 2-5 with a 6.75 ERA and 76 strikeouts this season. This will be Perkins’ first career game against the Boston Red Sox.
Why the Athletics will win
- The underdogs have won four of the last five games between the Red Sox and Athletics.
- The Red Sox have lost four of their last five games as favorites against the Athletics following a win.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the last five games between the Red Sox and Athletics.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games against the Athletics following a home win.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in three of their last four home games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games against the Red Sox.
- The Red Sox have lost the first inning in four of their last five games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Red Sox have won each of their last nine road games.
- The Athletics have lost 10 of their last 11 games against American League opponents.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line each of their last seven road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games against American League opponents after playing the previous day.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven road night games.
- The Red Sox have led after 5 innings in each of their last seven road night games.
- The Red Sox have won the first inning in four of their last five night games against the Athletics.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the last eight games between the Red Sox and Athletics have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Red Sox’s last five games as favorites against AL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Athletics’ last seven home games against AL East opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the Red Sox’s last six games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Nick Kurtz has hit a home run in each of his last three appearances in night games against AL teams that held a winning record.
- Jack Perkins has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last three home appearances.
- Tyler Soderstrom has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances in night games against teams that held a winning record.
- Nick Kurtz ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.402) this season.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Willson Contreras has hit at least one home run in four of the Red Sox’s last five games as favorites against AL West opponents.
- Payton Tolle has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances in night games.
- Andruw Monasterio has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Willson Contreras ranks 7th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.388) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (163).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (163).
- The Red Sox rank T29th in the league for home runs this season (98).
- The Red Sox rank T29th in the league for home runs this season (98).
Athletics vs Red Sox Prediction
The Athletics continue this free fall, and it’s not going to help with these injuries. Perkins has also been a mess with a 6.75 ERA and 1.42 WHIP. In his last 11.2 innings, Perkins has allowed 14 hits and 13 runs. Tolle is having a shaky July himself, but he has a 3.31 ERA and 1.10 WHIP on the season. In 41.1 innings on the road, Tolle has a 2.83 ERA and a .188 batting average allowed. The Red Sox have to be the play here, and of course I’ll lay the RL to shave down the juice.