Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/03/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Friday, June 3, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -135, Athletics +115; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -135, Athletics +115; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -135, Athletics +115; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Boston Red Sox:  24-27 (4th place, AL East)

Oakland Athletics:  20-33 (5th place, AL West)

 

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Boston Red Sox:  5-5 last 10

Oakland Athletics:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 24-27 record overall and they are 11-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game winning streak that they were on. They just split their 2-game series against the Cincinnati Reds 1-1, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Garrett Whitlock was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Nathan Eovaldi will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 2-2 with a 3.77 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 1 HR, and 1 BB with 6 Ks on 7 hits in 9 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. They scored 8 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 3 runs against them averaging 1.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 20-33 record overall and they are 7-20 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Houston Astros getting swept 3-0, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Cole Irvin was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while James Kaprielian will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 0-2 with a 5.93 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 earned runs, 2 homers, and 0 BB with 2 strikeouts on 6 hits in 4.1 innings played against the Texas Rangers. They scored 6 runs in their last series averaging 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 13 runs against them averaging just over 4 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have been playing poorly all season but they have been getting much better in recent weeks and their team is too good for things not to turn around sooner or later. They have been hitting the ball well recently and have been scoring a lot of runs in their games, even their losses. They are going up against an Athletics team that has also been awful all season but they have also been very bad in their recent games. They have been losing a lot of games recently and they have been struggling to score runs in their games as well. They have Kaprielian on the mound here who has not been good this season while the Red Sox have Eovaldi starting here and even though he has slipped up a few times this season, he has still been much better and is a more reliable pitcher. Between the pitching here and the recent hitting by both teams, the best bet here is on the Red Sox to win this game.

 

Red Sox Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 3, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Red Sox 8 Athletics 2.

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Boston Red Sox: 19-11 (+8.4 Units) ML after 2 straight games where the bullpen gave up no earned runs. 81-65 (+7.5 Units) ML after a win. 8-2 UNDER after 2 straight games with no home runs.

Oakland Athletics: 20-33 (-6.7 Units) ML in all games. 2-15 (-12.9 Units) ML as a home underdog of +100 or higher. 18-9 UNDER after batting .225 or worse over a 5 game span.

 

 

Boston Red Sox:  C. Sale (SP) Late June - Ribs. J. Taylor (RP) Out indefinitely - Back. J. Paxton (SP) Early July - Elbow.

Oakland Athletics:  S. Bolt (CF) Late June - Oblique. S. Vogt (C) Early June - Knee. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf.

 

 

 

"Really good, efficient, kept the ball down, kept them off balance, we played good defense behind him." - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the Reds on Wednesday.

 

 

"I basically made a statement that I only asked about one pitch during the game, and that was the ejection. According to him, he told me he'd had enough of my asking and thus ejected me." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Astros on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Franchy Cordero (L) RF

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Christian Vazquez (R) C

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Chad Pinder (R) DH

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Christian Bethancourt (R) C

Luis Barrera (L) LF

Kevin Smith (R) 3B

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Rafael Devers (73)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (11)

RBI:  Trevor Story (37)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (6)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (4)

Saves:  Hansel Robles (2)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Barrera (.255)

Hits:  Elvis Andrus (39)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (5)

RBI:  Seth Brown (23)

Stolen Bases:  Sheldon Neuse (5)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)