Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/04/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Saturday, June 4, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CA

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -120, Athletics +100; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -120, Athletics +100; Over/Under:  7.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox -120, Athletics +100; Over/Under:  7.5 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 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Nathan Eovaldi is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Nick Pivetta will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 4-4 with a 3.95 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 5 hits in 6 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 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Saturday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. James Kaprielian is the starting pitcher for them on Friday while Paul Blackburn will be on the mound for them here on Saturday. He is 5-1 with a 2.15 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 earned runs, 2 homers, and 0 BB with 5 strikeouts on 5 hits in 6.2 innings played against the Houston Astros. 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 Athletics are coming into this game as a slight underdog with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well recently as they were just swept in their last series and have lost most of the games in this current homestand that they are on. They are still at home here though and they have their best pitcher on their pitching staff starting in this game, and he gives them a very good chance to win here. The Red Sox have not been great this season, they are still a below .500 team with their record and they have been very inconsistent this season. Pivetta is starting for the Red Sox here and he has been getting much better in his recents starts and will likely pitch well in this game but Blackburn is starting for the A's here and he has been lights out all season. The A's have the slight pitching advantage here and with them playing so many straight games at home, their offense will start to heat up eventually. The best bet here is on the Athletics to win this game.

 

Red Sox Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, June 4, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Athletics 2 Red Sox 0.

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Boston Red Sox: 70-70 (+5.2 Units) ML in road games. 26-19 UNDER in all games. 30-16 UNDER as a road favorite of -110 or higher.

Oakland Athletics: 145-137 (-8.3 Units) ML in all games. 40-64 (-10.6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 10-6 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

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) Mid 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)