The Red Sox Went 7-3 On The Road Before Playing a Home Game
Oddsmakers Have Released The Orioles vs Red Sox Odds For Game 1!
The Boston Red Sox were expected to be one of the worst teams in the MLB this year. Instead, they are 7-3 and haven’t even played a home game this season. You could’ve wagered on the Red Sox at super high MLB odds to win the World Series. However, those odds are coming down after ten games.
Boston was forced to play its first ten games of the season on the road and will finally get their home opener on Tuesday, April 9.
On April 9, they’ll begin a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles, who are just 5-4 to begin the year. The Orioles have new ownership and tons of talent, but so far, Baltimore is playing at an average level.
It’s super early in the season. We’ll see if the Red Sox can continue playing at this rate moving forward, especially in divisional play.
Check out the Orioles vs Red Sox odds for the entire series between two divisional opponents in the AL East.
Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox 
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Location: Fenway Park, Boston, MA
The Offensive Woes For Baltimore Continue
The Orioles began the season with 24 total runs in the first two games of the season. Since then, no player has hit better than .269 in the MLB starting lineup.
Gunnar Henderson, for example, has hit 3-for-26, while Anthony Santander has hit .172 in 29 at-bats. It won’t be long until Jackson Holiday gets the call if the offense continues to struggle.
Trevor Story’s New Injury
Trevor Story has missed a lot of time since joining the Red Sox. He’ll be on the sidelines again after damaging his left shoulder on Friday against the Angels.
Although he was put on the 10-day injured list, it sounds more like an injury that will keep him out for the season. While that’s not confirmed, the Red Sox are hopeful he’ll be able to play again this year after injuring his non-throwing shoulder in a freak accident.
Orioles vs Red Sox Odds For Game 1: ML: Orioles -128, O/U 8.5 -110/-110
Game 1
Tuesday, 2:10 pm ET
Corbin Burnes vs Brayan Bello
The Orioles acquired Corbin Burnes from the Brewers to be the staff’s ace. So far, through two games, he’s been just that. Burnes has thrown 14 strikeouts and has a 2.31 ERA with a WHIP of .86 in 11.2 innings of work.
Last year, he earned 25.5% of strikeouts and held batters to a .133 ISO and wOBA of .275. He’s on pace to better these numbers this year. While it’s a long season, Burnes looks fresh again in his new Baltimore uniform.
The Orioles vs Red Sox odds for Game 1 also favor Burnes as he’s one of the most respected pitchers in the MLB.
Burnes will face off against Brayan Bello, who will make the Red Sox home opener start. Bello has started two games and still has a 5.40 ERA after ten innings pitched.
He’s only struck out eight batters but also has a WHIP of just 1.10. His most recent start against Oakland had some positives and negatives. He allowed four runs but also struck out six with just one walk in that game. Either way, Bello has kept his walks down this season.
He needs to do a better job keeping righties off the bases. Lucky for him, he’s facing an Orioles lineup that has had little success against righties.
The Orioles don’t have too many consistent batters against righties. Dating back to last season, only Gunnar Henderson and Anthony Santander have consistently hit for high ISO and wOBA. The projected lineup has also struck out at a high rate of 24% dating back to last season. In addition, the projected lineup hasn’t walked at a high rate against righties.
Baltimore will be facing three righties in this series.
On the other hand, the Red Sox‘s projected lineup has hit a .167 ISO and wOBA of .330 with 9% walks and 23.7% of strikeouts. Don’t expect Boston to destroy Corbin Burnes, but the offense is still better offensively than Baltimore’s dating back to last season. Therefore, I’d grab the Under 8.5 (-110) in this game.
Game 2
Wednesday, 7:10 pm ET
Cole Irvin vs Nick Pivetta
In the second game of the series, Cole Irvin will get the start for the Orioles. He’s a lefty who has only thrown in one game this season. In that one game, he allowed four runs on seven hits in five innings of work against the Kansas City Royals. Irvin also gave up two walks and struck out three.
The Royals sent 21 righties to the plate against Irvin and hit a .158 ISO with a wOBA of .373 while only striking out 14.3% of the time against Irvin.
Boston is typically worse against left-handed pitchers, which bodes well for Irvin.
Irvin will take on Nick Pivetta of the Red Sox. In two starts, Pivetta has 13 strikeouts in 11 innings and is holding a .82 ERA with a .82 WHIP. He wasn’t nearly as electric against Oakland as he was against the Mariners. But he still managed to allow no earned runs after giving up six base runners in five innings.
In this MLB matchup, Pivetta is certainly the better pitcher. But it’s hard to back the Red Sox, knowing how poor the offense has been dating back to last season against lefties.
Game 3
Thursday, 7:10 pm ET
Grayson Rodriguez vs Kutter Crawford
Baltimore will run it back with Grayson Rodriguez in Game 3 of the series. Rodriguez struggled against lefties last season, but through two starts this year, he’s held lefties to a .228 wOBA with 41.2% of strikeouts, 0 walks, and 60% ground balls.
Rodriguez has ultimately struck out 32.7% of batters and has held MLB teams to a .298 wOBA to begin the season. The young righty looks dominant to start the season.
Meanwhile, the Red Sox will pitch Kutter Crawford, who also has a .84 ERA in 10.2 innings through two starts this season. Like Pivetta, he’s added more strikeouts than innings pitched and has a WHIP at just .84 to begin the year.
Crawford still walked three batters against the Angels in his last start and couldn’t even get through five innings. He’s overachieved to begin the year, while Rodriguez is the real deal. Take the Orioles in Game 3 when the MLB lines come out.
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