The Baltimore Orioles (7-4) will look to complete a series sweep as they take a 2-0 lead into their final matchup against the Boston Red Sox (7-5) at 7:10 PM ET Thursday from Fenway Park. The Orioles are favored (-127) by sportsbooks. Grayson Rodriguez takes the mound for Baltimore while Garrett Whitlock is Boston’s starter for the contest.
Take a look at our betting preview for this matchup, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Odds to Win
Bet $20, Payout $35.75
Orioles to win vs Red Sox -127
Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Orioles (-127)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+107)
- Over/under: 8.5
Orioles vs. Red Sox Betting Insights
- The Orioles have been victorious in six of the 10 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Baltimore has come away with a win five times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -127 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 55.9% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Red Sox have a 2-4 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 33.3% of those games).
- Boston has a 1-3 record (winning just 25% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +107 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Red Sox’s implied win probability is 48.3%.
Orioles vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders
- Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs this season with two while driving in six runs.
- Henderson ranks 41st in Major League Baseball in home runs, and 86th in RBI.
- Ryan Mountcastle leads Baltimore in batting with a .302 average.
- Tyler O’Neill has put up a team-high batting average of .343, while leading the Red Sox in home runs (six).
- In all of the majors, O’Neill is first in home runs and 59th in RBI.
- Jarren Duran is hitting .327 with a home run and two walks.
Orioles vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Orioles average 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the league.
- The Orioles have the fifth-best ERA (2.90) in the majors this season.
- The Orioles have a combined 1.017 WHIP as a pitching staff, which is the best in baseball this season.
- The 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff leads MLB.
- Boston’s 2.08 team ERA leads all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the No. 2-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.082).