The San Francisco Giants and the Boston Red Sox meet Thursday in MLB action from Fenway 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 San Francisco Giants Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The San Francisco Giants will be sending Kyle Harrison to the mound here and Harrison is 2-1 with a 4.09 ERA and 31 strikeouts this season. This will be Harrison’s first career start against Boston. The Boston Red Sox will be starting Josh Winckowski here and he is 1-1 with a 3.50 ERA and 19 strikeouts this season. This will be Winckowski’s first career start against the Giants.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this one looking to rebound from losses in the first two games of the series thanks to a 6-2 loss in Wednesday’s matchup. The Giants were in the game, scoring first and tying the game at two in the top of the 4th but ultimately the Red Sox would pull back in front and pull away from the Giants by the final out. The series loss snaps a 3-0-1 run in San Fran’s last four series, with wins over the Pirates, Mets, and Marlins as well as a split with the Diamondbacks.
Giants Cooling Off Looking For Answers
Entering Wednesday, Michael Conforto leads the Giants with 29 hits including 6 doubles, 5 home runs and a team-high 16 RBIs along with a .266 batting average Jorge Soler also has 5 home runs while Matt Chapman has 26 hits with 7 doubles, 4 home runs and 14 RBIs with a team-high 3 stolen bases while Soler has a team-high 33 strikeouts.
San Francisco Giants Team Facts
- The Giants have won each of their last seven day games following a loss.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine games against American League opponents.
- The Giants have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three games against American League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last four day games against American League opponents.
Boston Red Sox Recap
The Red Sox will look to keep the momentum going after racking up a 4th straight win after their triumph on Wednesday, scoring a pair of runs in the 3rd and 4th innings, outhitting the Giants 10-5 in the victory. This will now be back-to-back series wins for the Red Sox after upending the Cubs over the weekend.
Red Sox Rolling
Going into Wednesday’s matchup, Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with 34 hits along with 9 stolen bases, 6 doubles, 3 triples and 34 strikeouts and also has 14 RBIs so far this season. Tyler O’Neill has a team-high 9 home runs and Triston Casas has 6 homers with 10 RBIs as well while Wilyer Abreu has a team-leading 8 doubles. Ceddanne Rafaela also has a team-leading 17 RBIs this season.
Boston Red Sox Team Facts
- The Red Sox have won 12 of their last 13 games against National League opponents following a home win.
- The Red Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six day games against NL West opponents following a win.
- The Red Sox have led after 3 innings in each of their last six home games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Red Sox’s last three day games against National League opponents.
- The Red Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games against NL West opponents.
Boston Red Sox vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
I’m on the Red Sox in this one. The Giants have a solid option starting here in Kyle Harrison, and the Red Sox have had their problems against lefties this season. However, I’m concerned about the health and rest situation for San Francisco’s bullpen and it wasn’t a very good bullpen to begin with if we’re being totally honest. The Red Sox have the more well-rested pen, and are seeing and hitting the ball a lot better right now. I’ll side with the Red Sox here.