Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles: Final Game of Regular Season Decides Postseason Contention
On Sunday, the fifth-placed Boston Red Sox will visit the American League East Champion Baltimore Orioles for the conclusion of their respective regular seasons. Following
Game outlook
On Sunday, the fifth-placed Boston Red Sox will visit the American League East Champion Baltimore Orioles for the conclusion of their respective regular seasons. Following Boston's 3-0 win on Friday, they have been eliminated from postseason contention but have snapped a five-game losing streak, while Baltimore's loss on Friday snapped their five-game winning streak. There will be several key absences from both teams, with seven Red Sox pitchers, as well as position players Triston Casas, Jarren Duran, Adalberto Mondesi and Luis Urias unavailable, and three Baltimore pitchers as well as Terrin Vavra unavailable. There is a clear betting favorite with Orioles starting pitcher Kyle Bradish (ERA: 2.86) opening at -185 and the current line at -160.
Game Info
When: Sunday, 10/1/2023 @ 3:05pm EST
Where: Oriole Park at Camden Yards Stadium Red Sox vs Orioles Betting Odds Moneyline: Red Sox +143 | Orioles -160
Spread: Red Sox +1.5 (-147) | Orioles -1.5 (+125)
Total: Over/Under 8 (-110)
Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Baltimore will win straight-up is 62%.
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox have had a challenging season on the mound with a 26th rank in baseball for ERA (4.55). They are 25th in both batting average allowed (.257) and Quality Starts (45). Brayan Bello leads all Boston pitchers with 12 wins and Nick Pivetta is the strikeout leader with 183. Tanner Houck will pitch for Boston on Sunday- this season the right-hander has had 5 wins, 10 losses, an ERA of 5.31 and 93 strikeouts.