Rodriguez Looks to Maintain Home Mastery
Red Sox vs Orioles Betting: Baltimore Big Favorites

The Boston Red Sox visit the Baltimore Orioles for Game No. 2 in their three-game series Tuesday. Baltimore jumped out on top early on Monday and cruised to an 11-3 victory. It was the fifth straight win for the Orioles, who trail the Yankees by 1.5 games in the AL East. The Red Sox are 9.5 games out.
- The Red Sox vs Orioles betting odds see Baltimore -165 with a total of 8.
The Red Sox will send Brayan Bello to the mound and Boston is 6-2 when he starts. The MLB scores and odds show Boston is 3-0 with Bello pitching as a favorite and 3-2 when underdogs.
The total is 4-0-1 in those games Bello goes off as an underdog, with the Sox averaging 5.8 runs per game. The Sox are 4-1 when Bello starts on the road, although his ERA is quite a bit higher away from home.
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Bello has a 2.87 ERA at home and 4.72 on the road. Six of the eight home runs Bello has allowed have come on the road.
The Orioles will counter with Grayson Rodriguez and Baltimore is also 6-2 when he starts. Baltimore is 3-1 when he starts at home and on the road, although he’s been much better at home. At home MLB games, Rodriguez has a 1.14 ERA compared to 5.49 on the road.
His lone home loss saw him allow one hit in six scoreless innings, but the Orioles lost 4-3. Rodriguez has been favored in every start this MLB season and the Red Sox vs Orioles betting line has him a solid favorite in this game.
Red Sox vs Orioles 
Records: Boston Red Sox (27-27), Baltimore Orioles (34-18)
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Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Streaming: NESN
Orioles With Edge in Offense
Boston is No. 14 in team batting average, while Baltimore is No. 12. There is just a small difference between the two, but a much bigger difference in home runs.
The Baltimore Orioles have hit 77 homers, which is No. 2 in MLB. The Red Sox have 56, which is No. 13. As a result, the Orioles are averaging 4.9 runs compared to Boston’s 4.4 runs per game.
The Red Sox do score a little more on the road and against right-handers. That will put these MLB teams pretty even in terms of scoring.
Both teams have gotten decent efforts from their bullpens this season. There isn’t a huge edge in the relievers, but the Orioles get the edge in starting pitching. Especially with the way Rodriguez has thrown at home.
Boston is 12-14 on the season after a loss, so the Red Sox haven’t a tendency to bounce back. The Red Sox are 3-5 after a loss of five or more runs.
The Orioles improved to 20-13 on the season after a win with Monday’s victory. Baltimore is just 5-5 after a win of five or more runs, however. The Orioles are 2-2 after scoring 10 runs in their previous game, so not a whole lot to go on from that angle.
Who to Bet On?
The Red Sox vs Orioles betting odds are pretty much where you would expect. It’s hard to find fault with the line in this one, but there isn’t a lot of betting value one way or the other, either.
The Red Sox have played a little better on the road this season and are 10-8 as an away underdog.
The Orioles are 17-9 as a home favorite this season after Monday’s win.
If you’re going to use this one in your MLB picks and parlays, the under may be the way to go in this one. The number is a bit on the low side, but Rodriguez has been solid in front of the home fans.
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