Rangers vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 4, 2024

Following a four-hit effort last time out, Rob Refsnyder leads the Boston Red Sox (58-51) into action as +110 underdogs against the Texas Rangers (53-58). First pitch from Globe Life Field at 2:35 PM ET on Sunday, live on NESN. Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi gets the start, and he’ll go against Boston’s Nick Pivetta.

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Rangers vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-131)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+110)
• Over/under: 8

Rangers vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in 36, or 57.1%, of the 63 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Texas has a record of 24-12 in contests when sportsbooks favor them by -131 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 56.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• The Red Sox have compiled a 27-26 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 50.9% of those games).
• Boston has gone 14-14 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +110 or longer (50%).
• The Red Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 47.6% in this contest.

Rangers vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien is batting .246 for Texas with a team-high 56 RBI.
• Of all hitters in MLB, Semien’s home run total ranks him 53rd and his RBI tally places him 46th.
• Corey Seager’s 21 home runs are most among Texas batters. He’s driven in 53 runs this season while slugging .485.
• Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 25 home runs and 70 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .306.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Devers ranks 10th in homers and 18th in RBI.
• Jarren Duran is hitting .292 with 33 doubles, 13 triples, 13 home runs and 39 walks.

Rangers vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• The Rangers have pitched to a 4.21 ERA this season, which ranks 21st in baseball.
• The Rangers have a combined WHIP of 1.276 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston’s 3.98 team ERA ranks 13th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Red Sox combine for the 12th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.245).