Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/16/2022

Game Time: 1:35 pm ET, Thursday, June 16, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NESN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +120, Red Sox -140; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +120, Red Sox -140; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +120, Red Sox -140; Over/Under:  9.5 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  21-42 (5th place, AL West)

Boston Red Sox:  33-29 (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 21-42 record overall and they are 14-19 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 12 of their last 13 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. 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 series finale of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Thursday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. James Kaprielian is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Paul Blackburn will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 5-2 with a 2.31 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 3 Ks on 4 hits in 8 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 33-29 record overall and they are 14-14 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. 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 series finale of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Thursday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Thursday with the 2nd game still to be played on Wednesday. Josh Winckowski is the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Rich Hill will be on the mound for them here on Thursday. He is 2-3 with a 4.38 ERA this season. His team won their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 1 homer, and 2 BB with 6 strikeouts on 5 hits in 4.1 innings played against the Seattle Mariners. 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 Athletics are coming into this game as an underdog with the current betting odds. They have not been playing very well this season and a few big losing streaks have put them at the bottom of their division with one of the worst records in the MLB. They have not been hitting the ball very well and they have been getting destroyed by this Red Sox team this season but they are not going to lose every game and are bound to win one here and there. This is a good spot for the A's to get a win as they have Blackburn on the mound here and he has not just been their best pitcher on the staff this season, but he has been a great pitcher in general and he gives the A's a very good chance to win this game by pitching well and deep into this game. They are going up against a Red Sox team that has been heating up a lot recently, with a few big win streaks to bring them back over .500, but they have Hill on the mound here and he has not been great this season. The A's have the pitching advantage in this game and they will likely try to pounce on their opportunity here to win another game. The best bet here is on the Athletics to win this game.

 

Athletics Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, June 16, 2022 (1:35 pm ET start time) is Athletics 2 Red Sox 1.

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Oakland Athletics: 21-42 (-14.6 Units) ML in all games. 16-35 (-11 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 43-31 UNDER when the total is 9 to 9.5.

Boston Red Sox: 14-5 (+8.4 Units) ML when the total is 9 to 9.5. 18-6 (+12.1 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 23-17 UNDER against right-handed starters.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  J. Lowrie (2B) Ques Wed - 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.

 

 

 

"It's the big-leagues. You're going to face good lineups and have to get outs." - Mark Kotsay after his team’s loss against the Red Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

"It was what we needed. We were pretty banged up bullpen-wise. To go eight today was really good for us." - Alex Cora after his team’s win against the Athletics on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Ramon Laureano (R) CF

Christian Bethancourt (R) 1B

Seth Brown (L) RF

Chad Pinder (R) LF

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Stephen Vogt (L) DH

Sean Murphy (R) C

Jonah Bride (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

Christian Vazquez (R) C

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Franchy Cordero (L) RF

 

 

Batting Average:  Christian Bethancourt (.268)

Hits:  Tony Kemp (47)

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 (84)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (15)

RBI:  Trevor Story (41)

Stolen Bases:  Trevor Story (8)

Wins:  Nick Pivetta (6)

Saves:  Matt Strahm (3)

ERA:  Kevin Plawecki (0.00)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)