Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/15/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +155, Red Sox -180; Over/Under:  10 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +170, Red Sox -200; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +155, Red Sox -180; Over/Under:  10 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  21-41 (5th place, AL West)

Boston Red Sox:  32-29 (4th place, AL East)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  1-9 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  8-2 last 10

 

 

 

The Athletics are coming into this game with a 21-41 record overall and they are 14-18 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 11 of their last 12 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 4-game series against the Cleveland Guardians 3-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Rookie pitcher Jared Koenig is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while James Kaprielian will be on the mound for them here on Wednesday. He is 0-3 with a 5.73 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 2 ER, 2 HRs, and 0 BB with 3 Ks on 5 hits in 5 IP against the Cleveland Guardians. They scored 19 runs in their last series averaging just under 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 22 runs against them averaging just over 5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 32-29 record overall and they are 13-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 2 of their last 3 games and are coming into this one off of a win in their last game. They just won their 3-game series against the Seattle Mariners 2-1, had Monday off as a rest day, and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Wednesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Wednesday with the series opener still to be played on Tuesday. Nick Pivetta is the starting pitcher for them on Tuesday while there is no probable starting pitcher yet on the mound for them here on Wednesday. They scored 12 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging just over 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games as they have been winning a lot of games and got themselves back to a winning record this season. They have been playing well in their last few series and they have been playing on the road, winning some games with pitching and others with their hitting. They have not announced a pitcher yet but that does not really matter as they are back at home here and have been heating up with their bats recently. They are going up against an Athletics team that has been awful all season with one of the worst records in the MLB and all they have been doing recently is losing games. They also have Kaprielian starting and he has not been good this season. With the way the Red Sox have been hitting recently, they will score runs in this game and make it out with a good performance from their bullpen here at home. The best bet here is on the Red Sox to win this game on the runline.

 

Athletics Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Wednesday, June 15, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Red Sox 5 Athletics 1.

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Oakland Athletics: 146-145 (-15.3 Units) ML in all games. 88-103 (-25.4 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 7-2 OVER in June games.

Boston Red Sox: 17-6 (+11.1 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 101-85 (+8.6 Units) ML against right-handed starters. 12-7 OVER against AL West opponents.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  J. Lowrie (2B) Ques Tues - Wrist. S. Bolt (CF) Late June - Oblique. S. Piscotty (RF) Out indefinitely - Calf.

Boston Red Sox:  M. Barnes (RP) Late June - Shoulder. N. Eovaldi (SP) Out indefinitely - Back. E. Hernandez (CF) Late June - Hip Flexor.

 

 

 

"He's one of the most aggressive baserunners for being in the elite status of players. A lot of times you see those type of guys don't necessarily run the bases with the intensity that he does. He's a really, really good player." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Guardians on Sunday.

 

 

"Unreal. It's just hand-eye coordination, power. You've got to be perfect to hit a ball like that, and he was for this one." - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the Mariners on Sunday.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Ramon Laureano (R) CF

Christian Bethancourt (R) 1B

Seth Brown (L) LF

Sean Murphy (R) DH

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Stephen Vogt (L) C

Chad Pinder (R) RF

Matt Davidson (R) 3B

 

Rob Refsnyder (R) CF

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Christian Arroyo (R) RF

Kevin Plawecki (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Ramon Laureano (.269)

Hits:  Tony Kemp (46)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (8)

RBI:  Seth Brown (31)

Stolen Bases:  Seth Brown (6)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (5)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (10)

ERA:   Adrian Martinez (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Rafael Devers (83)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (14)

RBI:  Trevor Story (41)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (8)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (5)

Saves:  Matt Strahm (3)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)