Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/05/2022

Game Time: 4:07 pm ET, Sunday, June 5, 2022

Venue:  RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, CA

Where to Watch:  MLB Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +100, Athletics -120; Over/Under:  7 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +100, Athletics -120; Over/Under:  7 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Red Sox +100, Athletics -120; Over/Under:  7 runs

 

Boston Red Sox:  25-27 (4th place, AL East)

Oakland Athletics:  20-34 (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 25-27 record overall and they are 12-13 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game winning streak. 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 finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Nick Pivetta is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Rich Hill will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 1-3 with a 4.85 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 6 ER, 2 HRs, and 2 BB with 5 Ks on 7 hits in 4 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 20-34 record overall and they are 7-21 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are coming into this one on a 4 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 finale of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Paul Blackburn is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Frankie Montas will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 2-5 with a 3.20 ERA this season. His team lost their last 8 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 1 homer, and 0 BB with 5 strikeouts on 7 hits in 7 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 favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well in their recent games as they have not been hitting the ball well recently. They are barely scoring any runs in their games but they do have Montas starting in this game and that should help keep this game on the lower scoring side. They are going up against a Red Sox team that has been very inconsistent with their offense recently, scoring a lot in some games but no runs in others, and they have not been playing well all season as they still have a record below .500. They have Hill starting in this game and he has not been great this season and has been allowing a lot of runs in his recent starts. The A's have been very bad recently but they are still winning games here and there and with the pitching matchup they have here along with being at home, this is a game that they should win. The best bet here is on the Athletics to win this game.

 

Red Sox Athletics Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, June 5, 2022 (4:07 pm ET start time) is Athletics 3 Red Sox 1.

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Boston Red Sox: 35-32 (+11.2 Units) ML as a road underdog of +100 to +150. 71-70 (+6.2 Units) ML in road games. 13-6 UNDER as an underdog of +100 or higher.

Oakland Athletics: 145-138 (-9.3 Units) ML in all games. 73-70 (-14 Units) ML in home games. 9-5 UNDER at home 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.

 

 

 

"He's a humble kid from the islands and he just wants to play baseball. With time he's going to realize how important he is for us and for the Red Sox and actually for baseball. This kid is so consistent in everything he does." - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the A’s on Friday.

 

 

"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.

 

 

 

Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Franchy Cordero (L) RF

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Kevin Plawecki (R) C

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Jed Lowrie (S) DH

Seth Brown (L) 1B

Chad Pinder (R) 3B

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Sean Murphy (R) C

Luis Barrera (L) LF

Cristian Pache (R) CF

 

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Rafael Devers (74)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (11)

RBI:  Trevor Story (39)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (7)

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)