The struggling San Diego Padres will try to avoid their fifth consecutive loss as they play host to the Boston Red Sox at PETCO Park. Fox Sports San Diego will broadcast this interleague matchup and the game gets going at 4:10 p.m. ET.
Boston Red Sox at San Diego Padres Odds
Boston (+100) is the underdog to San Diego (-110) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this game at 9 runs (+110 for the under and -130 for the over). You can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds coming in at Red Sox +1.5 runs (-210) and Padres -1.5 runs (+175).
The Red Sox are 70-61 SU and are 55-75 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 22.2 units for moneyline gamblers and 26.9 units ATS. The Padres, on the other hand, are 59-69 SU and 59-68 ATS. They’ve lost 13.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 15.7 units ATS.
Padres games have an over/under record of 61-59-7 in 2019. Boston has been a solid over bet with a total record of 75-52-3.
Brian Johnson will get the start for the BoSox. The southpaw Johnson (1-2, 6.58 ERA) has racked up 21 punchouts in 25 innings so far. He has yet to face the Padres this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Padres are sending lefty Joey Lucchesi (8-7, 4.20 ERA) to the hill. Lucchesi has 129 strikeouts and 44 walks to his credit, along with a WHIP of 1.18. Lucchesi did not register a start against the Red Sox in 2018.
San Diego’s pitching staff has given up 4.8 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starting pitching staff has an ERA of 4.52, a WHIP of 1.27 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.4. The bullpen has a 4.65 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 9.9 K/9.
San Diego’s offense has produced 4.4 runs per outing, including 3.5 per game over its last 10 games and 2.2 per game over its last five. The team has hit .174/.243/.265 over its last five games and is 1-4 SU during that span.
Eric Hosmer has helped lead the Padres’ offense this year with 19 home runs, 84 RBIs and 64 runs scored.
In the visiting dugout, Boston’s pitching staff allowed 5.1 runs per game and its starters own a 5.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 9.32 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.20, along with a K/9 of 10.66.
The Red Sox offense has slashed .277/.349/.481 on its way to 5.8 runs scored per game this year, including 6.3 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 6.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Rafael Devers has provided a spark to the Boston offense. Devers is hitting .328/.376/.587 with 27 home runs, 103 RBIs and 106 runs scored.
The Red Sox just took the previous game in the series by a final score of five runs to four.
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Predictions: SU Winner – Padres, ATS Winner – Red Sox, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in just two of Boston’s last seven games.
- The Red Sox have hit 16 home runs in their last 10 games. The Padres have hit seven over their last 10.
- The Red Sox have a total OPS of .830 this season, including an OPS of .803 against left-handed pitchers. The Padres’ OPS stands at .738 overall and .782 against southpaws.
- San Diego has posted 17.9 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 contests and 13.0 over its last five.
