Boston Red Sox (49-40) vs Oakland Athletics (34-58)
Game Info: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 7:10 pm (Fenway Park)
The Line: Betting Odds: Boston Red Sox / Oakland Athletics — Over/Under:
The Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox meet Wednesday in MLB game 2 action at Fenway Park. Here’s a Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction. This article will include a Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction Pick.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 34-59 on the year after playing the Angels and Orioles. The Oakland Athletics have scored 31 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Oakland Athletics have won 5 of their last 6 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Brent Rooker leads the Oakland Athletics with 80 hits and 55 RBI, while JJ Bleday and Abraham Toro have combined for 148 hits and 55 RBI.
Boston Red Sox Betting Preview
The Boston Red Sox are 50-40 on the year after beating the Marlins and Yankees. The Boston Red Sox have scored 19 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 8 games. The Boston Red Sox have won 14 of their last 16 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Jarren Duran leads the Boston Red Sox with 104 hits and 41 RBI, while Rafael Devers and Ceddanne Rafaela have combined for 164 hits and 109 RBI.
Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Pitching Pick Matchup
JP Sears gets the ball for the Oakland Athletics, and he is 5-7 with a 4.74 ERA and 68 strikeouts this season. Sears has allowed 7 hits and 3 runs in his last 11 innings. Sears has a 4.82 ERA and .258 allowed batting average in 56 road innings. This will be Sears’ second career game against the Boston Red Sox.
Nick Pivetta gets the ball for the Boston Red Sox, and he is 4-5 with a 4.06 ERA and 78 strikeouts this season. Pivetta has allowed 8 hits and 5 runs in his last 11 innings. Pivetta has a 5.52 ERA and .243 allowed batting average in 29.1 home innings. Pivetta is 6-0 with a 0.71 ERA and 44 strikeouts in his career against the Oakland Athletics.
Why the Boston Red Sox will Beat the Atheltics
- The Athletics have lost each of their last 10 road games against American League opponents.
- The Red Sox have won each of their last 11 games as home favorites against AL West opponents following a win.
- The Red Sox have covered the run line in seven of their last eight home games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five games as road underdogs after playing the previous day.
Boston Red Sox Player Prop Facts
- Rafael Devers has hit a home run in three of the Red Sox’s last four games at Fenway Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Masataka Yoshida has recorded a Double in four of his last five appearances at Fenway Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Nick Pivetta has recorded a win in each of his five previous appearances with the Red Sox as favorites against the Athletics.
- Rafael Devers has recorded at least one RBI in nine of the Red Sox’s last 10 games as favorites.
- Connor Wong has recorded a Single in each of his last eight appearances at Fenway Park.
- Rafael Devers has scored at least one run in each of the Red Sox’s last seven home games against AL opponents.
- Tyler O’Neill has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Red Sox’s last eight games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Nick Pivetta has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last five appearances with the Red Sox as home favorites against AL opponents.
- Connor Wong has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight appearances at Fenway Park.
- Rafael Devers ranks 4th amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.595) this season.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Nevin has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with the Athletics as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Athletics’ last four games as underdogs against AL East opponents.
- Shea Langeliers has scored a run in seven of the Athletics’ last eight night games.
- Tyler Nevin has recorded a Single in each of his last four appearances against AL East opponents.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of his last eight road appearances against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Ryan Noda has recorded at least one total base in each of his last seven appearances against the Red Sox.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Boston Red Sox are one of only 3 teams in the league to rank top 10 in both steals and home runs this season.
- The Boston Red Sox rank 3rd in the league for walks allowed this season (235).
- The Oakland Athletics rank 28th in the league for batting average this season (.225).
- The Oakland Athletics rank 28th in the league for strikeouts this season (687).
Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction
Nick Pivetta has had his struggles at home this season, but we know what he’s capable of when he’s feeling good, and he has above average stuff. Pivetta has also owned the Athletics throughout his career. The Boston Red Sox are on a tear offensively and as the wins pile up you can see the confidence building. The Oakland Athletics are still the Oakland Athletics, a team that can compete some nights, but usually ends up on the losing side. I’m not stepping in front of the Red Sox at home. Give me the Red Sox to beat the Athletics once again.