The Baltimore Orioles (3-2) will look to Tyler O’Neill, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox (1-4) on Wednesday at 6:35 p.m. ET on MASN and NESN. The Orioles are -101 underdogs for the contest, according to sportsbooks.
Boston’s Garrett Crochet gets the start, and he’ll go against Baltimore’s Zach Eflin.
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Red Sox and Orioles Betting Trends (2024)
The Red Sox were the moneyline favorite 78 total times last season. They finished 40-38 in those games.
Boston had a record of 36-31 in games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -118 or shorter last year (53.7%).
Last season, the Orioles were the underdog 41 times and won 23, or 56.1%, of those games.
Baltimore had a record of 17-13, a 56.7% win rate, when it was set as the underdog by -101 or more by sportsbooks last season.
The Red Sox combined with their opponents to hit the over on the total 80 times last season for an 80-72-8 record against the over/under.
The Orioles and their opponents hit the over in 86 of their 162 games with a total last season.
Red Sox Stats & Insights (2024)
Last season the Red Sox were the ninth-highest scoring team in MLB action, averaging 4.6 runs per game (751 total).
Boston averaged 1.2 home runs per game to rank ninth in MLB with 194 total home runs last season.
The Red Sox’s .252 batting average was sixth-best in MLB.
The team struck out 9.7 times per game, the third-worst average in the majors.
The 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Red Sox pitching staff last season ranked 21st in the majors.
Boston had the 16th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.04).
Orioles Stats & Insights (2024)
The Orioles scored 786 runs last season, which ranked fourth in MLB.
Baltimore ranked second in Major League Baseball with 235 home runs.
The Orioles’ .250 batting average was among the best in baseball, ranking seventh in MLB.
Baltimore ranked 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game at 8.4 whiffs per contest.
The Orioles struck out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
Baltimore had the 14th-ranked ERA (3.95) in the majors last season.
Red Sox Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
Crochet (0-0) pitches for the Red Sox to make his second start of the season.
Jarren Duran hit .285 last season with 21 home runs and 75 RBI.
Alex Bregman hit .260 with an OBP of .315 and a slugging percentage of .453.
Rafael Devers slugged 28 home runs and collected 83 RBI last season while batting .272.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit .246 with an OBP of .274, and a slugging percentage of .390.
Orioles Key Players to Watch (2024 Stats)
The Orioles’ Eflin will make his second start of the season.
Adley Rutschman hit .250 a season ago with 21 doubles, a triple, 19 home runs and 58 walks.
Ryan O’Hearn hit .264 with 21 doubles, three triples, 15 home runs and 46 walks.
Cedric Mullins hit .234 a season ago with 16 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 41 walks.
Jordan Westburg had 26 doubles, five triples, 18 home runs and 22 walks while batting .264.
Red Sox and Orioles Injuries
Red Sox: Masataka Yoshida: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Brayan Bello: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15 Day IL (Knee), Liam Hendriks: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Lucas Giolito: 15 Day IL (Hamstring), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Zach Penrod: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Murphy: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Orioles: Colton Cowser: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Gunnar Henderson: 10 Day IL (Ribs), Andrew Kittredge: 15 Day IL (Knee), Chayce McDermott: 15 Day IL (Lat), Albert Suarez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Trevor Rogers: 15 Day IL (Knee), Grayson Rodriguez: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Tyler Wells: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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