Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles MLB Betting Preview | September 27

The Baltimore Orioles (80-73) match up against the Boston Red Sox (72-81) a game after Anthony Santander homered twice in a 14-8 win over the Red Sox. The Red Sox are favored (-129) in this matchup with the Orioles (+108), which starts at 7:10 PM ET on Tuesday. Boston has Michael Wacha starting, while Baltimore counters with Kyle Bradish.

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Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Orioles

• Game Day: Tuesday, September 27, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts
• Stadium: Fenway Park

Red Sox Stats & Trends

Red Sox Batting

• The Red Sox average 1.0 home run per game to rank 20th in baseball with 147 total home runs .
• The Red Sox have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.258).
• The Red Sox are sixth in baseball with a .321 on-base percentage.
• The Red Sox strike out 8.6 times per game to rank 18th in baseball.
• The Red Sox have hit 79 homers at home this season (1.1 per game).
• The Red Sox are slugging .440 with 3.5 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
• The team is batting .271 with 696 hits (9.3 per game) at home this season.

Red Sox Key Batters

• Rafael Devers leads Boston with 155 hits, batting .292 this season with 68 extra-base hits.
• Among qualifying hitters in the majors, Devers’ batting average ranks 16th, his on-base percentage ranks 30th, and he is ninth in slugging.
• Devers will look for his third straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .300 with a double, three walks and an RBI.
• Xander Bogaerts is slashing .313/.382/.463 this season and leads the Red Sox with an OPS of .845.
• Among qualifying batters, Bogaerts is fifth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage and 37th in slugging percentage.
• Alex Verdugo has 159 hits this season and has a slash line of .282/.330/.404.
• Verdugo heads into this matchup with six games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 games he is hitting .225 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and seven RBI.
• J.D. Martinez has been key for Boston with 136 hits, an OBP of .339 plus a slugging percentage of .433.

Orioles Stats & Trends

Orioles Batting

• The Orioles have hit 164 homers this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
• The Orioles have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.
• The Orioles have the 22nd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.305).
• The Orioles rank 19th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
• In 75 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 86 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
• They have a team slugging percentage of .398 in away games this season with 235 extra-base hits.
• In away games this season, they’re batting .234 with 8.0 base hits per contest.

Orioles Key Batters

• Santander has accumulated a team-high OBP (.322), and leads the Orioles in hits (135).
• Including all qualified hitters, Santander ranks 85th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 75th and he is 40th in slugging.
• Cedric Mullins is slugging .411 to pace his team.
• Mullins’ batting average ranks 58th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 78th, and he is 82nd in slugging.
• Ryan Mountcastle is hitting .250 with 27 doubles, 22 home runs and 41 walks.
• Austin Hays is batting .253 with 32 doubles, a triple, 16 home runs and 33 walks.

Red Sox vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers