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The Boston Red Sox (74-81) host the Baltimore Orioles (80-75) on Thursday at 1:35 PM ET. The Red Sox are favored on the moneyline (-158) against the underdog Orioles (+135). Boston has Nathan Eovaldi starting, while Baltimore will send out Mike Baumann.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Red Sox vs. Orioles
- Game Day: Thursday, September 29, 2022
- Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Stadium: Fenway Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | -158 | 9 |
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox are 20th in MLB action with 150 total home runs.
- The Red Sox’s .259 batting average is second-best in MLB.
- The Red Sox’s .323 on-base percentage ranks sixth-best in the league.
- The Red Sox’s 8.5 strikeouts per game rank 17th in the league.
- The Red Sox average 1.1 homers per home game this season (82 total at home).
- The Red Sox are slugging .441 with 3.5 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- The team is batting .272 with 714 hits (9.3 per game) at home this season.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Rafael Devers has 158 hits, which is tops among Boston hitters this season, while batting .294 with 69 extra-base hits.
- Among qualified hitters in the majors, Devers’ batting average ranks 16th, his on-base percentage ranks 27th, and he is 10th in slugging.
- Devers will look for his fifth straight game with a hit in this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with two doubles, four walks and three RBI.
- Xander Bogaerts leads the Red Sox with an OPS of .836. He has a slash line of .309/.379/.457 this season.
- Bogaerts ranks sixth in batting average, eighth in on-base percentage and 43rd in slugging in the major leagues.
- Alex Verdugo is batting .284 with a .412 slugging percentage and 74 RBI this year.
- Verdugo has recorded at least one base hit in eight games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .282 with three doubles, two home runs, four walks and nine RBI.
- J.D. Martinez is batting .271 with a .340 OBP and 56 RBI for Boston this season.
- Martinez brings a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
Orioles Stats & Trends
Orioles Batting
- The Orioles’ 169 home runs rank 14th in Major League Baseball.
- The Orioles have a team batting average of .238 this season, which ranks 20th among MLB teams.
- The Orioles have an OBP of .306 this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- The Orioles rank 19th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.
- They’ve hit 91 homers, an average of 1.2 per game, in 77 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .405 in 77 road games this season.
- They are averaging 8.1 base hits per game and batting .236 on the road this season.
Orioles Key Batters
- Anthony Santander has accumulated an on-base percentage of .323 and has 138 hits, both team-best numbers for the Orioles.
- Santander ranks 86th in batting average, 71st in on-base percentage and 30th in slugging percentage among all qualifying hitters in the big leagues.
- Cedric Mullins paces his team with a .410 slugging percentage.
- Mullins is currently 65th in batting average, 80th in on-base percentage and 85th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Ryan Mountcastle has 27 doubles, a triple, 22 home runs and 41 walks while batting .250.
- Austin Hays is hitting .252 with 32 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs and 33 walks.
Red Sox vs. Orioles Probable Pitchers
| Eovaldi | Baumann | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | GS | 2 |
| 0-0 | W-L | 1-3 |
| – | ERA | 4.32 |
| 0 | IP | 25.0 |
| 0 | BB | 8 |
| 0 | SO | 17 |
