The Boston Red Sox and Athletics meet Wednesday 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 55-51 on the year and play the Dodgers and White Sox next. The Boston Red Sox are batting .244 on the season, have a .315 OBP, and have a .392 slugging percentage. The Boston Red Sox pitching staff has a 3.55 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Ceddanne Rafaela leads the Boston Red Sox with 109 hits and 50 RBI, while Wilyer Abreu and Willson Contreras have combined for 198 hits and 118 RBI.
Patrick Sandoval gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 0-0 with a 3.21 ERA and 13 strikeouts this season. Sandoval is 4-4 with a 2.56 ERA and 47 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 45-62 on the year and play the Tigers and Reds next. The Athletics are batting .245 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and have a .404 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.32 ERA and a 1.48 WHIP. Shea Langeliers leads the Athletics with 99 hits and 51 RBI, while Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 175 hits and 119 RBI.
Jacob Lopez gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 5-4 with a 6.12 ERA and 53 strikeouts this season. This will be Lopez’s first career game against the Boston Red Sox.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Red Sox have lost five of their last six games as road favorites against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The underdogs have won three of the Red Sox’s last four games at Sutter Health Park.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight road games against AL West opponents following a road loss.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in six of the last seven games between the Red Sox and Athletics.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in five of their last six home games against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in three of their last four games as home underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games against the Red Sox.
Why the Boston Red Sox will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last eight games as home underdogs following a win.
- The Red Sox have won 10 of their last 11 road games.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 11 night games at Sutter Health Park following a win.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in eight of their last nine road games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Red Sox have led after 5 innings in 13 of their last 16 night games against American League opponents.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in 12 of their last 15 games as favorites against American League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Nine of the last 10 games between the Red Sox and Athletics have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Red Sox’s last nine 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 eight of the Athletics’ last nine home games against AL East opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in seven of the Red Sox’s last eight games as road favorites against AL West opponents.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Soderstrom has hit a home run in three of the Athletics’ last four night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Jacob Lopez has recorded five or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine home appearances against AL opponents.
- Jacob Lopez has recorded a win in three of his last four appearances against AL East opponents.
- Donnie Walton has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances against AL East opponents.
- Nick Kurtz ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.398) this season.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Patrick Sandoval has recorded five or more strikeouts in five of his last six road appearances.
- Masataka Yoshida has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 road appearances against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Connor Wong has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances against the Athletics after playing the previous day.
- Willson Contreras ranks 8th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.390) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (165).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (165).
- The Red Sox rank T1st in the league for runs allowed this season (398).
- The Red Sox rank T1st in the league for runs allowed this season (398).
Athletics vs Red Sox Prediction
The A’s still have issues stringing wins together, and the Red Sox have been the hottest thing smoking over the last month. I like my pitchers with more of a sample size, and Sandoval has just 14 innings this season, but Lopez has a 6.12 ERA and 1.67 WHIP through 64.2 frames. At home through 26 innings, Lopez has a 7.62 ERA and .248 batting average allowed. I’d feel better if you were pitching. I’m rolling with the Red Sox for obvious reasons.