Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Sox MLB Betting Preview | September 20

Rafael Devers leads the Boston Red Sox (71-75) into a matchup with the Cincinnati Reds (58-89) after he totaled four hits in a 13-3 win over the Royals. The Reds are favored (-111) against the Red Sox (-109) in this outing, which starts at 6:40 PM ET on Tuesday. Cincinnati has Nick Lodolo starting things off, and Boston will send out Brayan Bello.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Reds vs. Red Sox

• Game Day: Tuesday, September 20, 2022
• Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
• Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Stadium: Great American Ball Park

Reds Stats & Trends

Reds Batting

• The Reds are 18th in baseball with 146 total home runs.
• The Reds’ .239 batting average ranks 20th in the majors.
• The Reds’ .307 on-base percentage ranks 21st in the league.
• The Reds strike out 8.8 times per game to rank 24th in the league.
• The Reds have hit 84 homers at home this season (1.2 per game).
• The Reds are slugging .409 with 2.8 extra-base hits per game at home.
• The team is batting .251 with 596 hits (8.3 per game) at home this season.

Reds Key Batters

• Kyle Farmer has 122 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .387. All three of those stats rank first among Cincinnati hitters this season.
• Among qualified hitters in the majors, Farmer’s batting average ranks 68th, his on-base percentage ranks 85th, and he is 107th in slugging.
• Jonathan India is batting .251 with 14 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 26 walks.
• India has picked up a hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .158 with four walks and an RBI.
• Nick Senzel has 86 hits this season and has a slash line of .231/.297/.306.
• TJ Friedl has six home runs, 23 RBI and a batting average of .259 this season.

Red Sox Stats & Trends

Red Sox Batting

• The Red Sox have hit 136 homers this season, which ranks 22nd in the league.
• The Red Sox have a team batting average of .259 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
• The Red Sox have an OBP of .321 this season, which ranks sixth in MLB.
• The Red Sox rank 18th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.5 whiffs per contest.
• In 72 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 59 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
• They are slugging .382 in 72 road games this season.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .249 with 8.7 base hits per contest.

Red Sox Key Batters

• Devers leads the Red Sox with 148 hits.
• Including all the qualifying hitters in the big leagues, Devers’ batting average is 18th, his on-base percentage is 31st, and he is ninth in slugging.
• Devers hopes to build on a four-game hitting streak in this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two doubles, two walks and four RBI.
• Xander Bogaerts leads his team with a .382 OBP, and has a club-best .473 slugging percentage.
• Including all qualifying players, Bogaerts’ batting average puts him fifth, his on-base percentage ranks eighth, and he is 27th in slugging.
• Alex Verdugo is hitting .281 with 35 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 39 walks.
• Tommy Pham is hitting .246 with 20 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 52 walks.

Reds vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers