Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Betting Preview | September 9

Jesus Aguilar will look for his 100th hit of the season (he has 99) when the Baltimore Orioles (72-65) take on the Boston Red Sox (67-71) on Friday at 7:05 PM ET. The Orioles are favored (-125) over the Red Sox (+105). Baltimore’s Austin Voth and Boston’s Brayan Bello pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Orioles vs. Red Sox

• Game Day: Friday, September 9, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles are 15th in MLB action with 146 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
• The Orioles’ .236 batting average ranks 21st in MLB.
• The Orioles’ .303 on-base percentage is 25th in the league.
• The Orioles strike out 8.6 times per game to rank 19th in baseball.
• The Orioles average 1.0 home run per home game this season (70 total at home).
• The Orioles are averaging 2.9 extra-base hits per game while slugging .396 at home.
• At home this season the team averages 8.0 hits per game and is batting .242.

Orioles Key Batters

• Anthony Santander leads Baltimore in OBP (.333) and total hits (124) this season.
• Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Santander ranks 71st in batting average, 63rd in on-base percentage, and 31st in slugging.
• Cedric Mullins leads Baltimore in slugging percentage (.400) thanks to 45 extra-base hits.
• Mullins’ batting average is 67th among qualified players, his on-base percentage 80th, and his slugging percentage 92nd.
• Ryan Mountcastle has 117 hits this season and has a slash line of .246/.293/.434.
• Mountcastle enters this game with two games in a row with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .200 with two doubles, a walk and five RBI.
• Austin Hays is batting .249 with a .304 OBP and 54 RBI for Baltimore this season.

Red Sox Stats & Trends

Red Sox Batting

• The Red Sox rank 20th in Major League Baseball with 130 home runs.
• The Red Sox rank fourth in MLB with a .258 team batting average.
• The Red Sox have an OBP of .319 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
• The Red Sox rank 20th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
• In 69 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 56 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
• In 69 road games this season, they’re slugging .379 with 206 hits going for extra bases.
• In 69 road games this season, they have a batting average of .246 while averaging 8.6 base hits per contest.

Red Sox Key Batters

• Rafael Devers has racked up 137 hits, a team-high for the Red Sox.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in MLB, Devers ranks 19th in batting average, 35th in on-base percentage and eighth in slugging percentage.
• Xander Bogaerts has a .382 OBP while slugging .466. Both are team-highs.
• Including all qualified hitters, Bogaerts’ batting average places him fourth, his on-base percentage is eighth, and he is 31st in slugging.
• Alex Verdugo is hitting .284 with 34 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 35 walks.
• Tommy Pham is hitting .248 with 19 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 50 walks.

Orioles vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers