Boston Red Sox vs. Athletics Picks and Prediction for Wednesday, September 10
It’s the final game of a three-game series between American League foes on the diamond out on the left coast as the Boston Red Sox travel to face the Athletics Wednesday afternoon and we have you covered with our Red Sox vs. Athletics prediction. In the opening game of the series Monday night, Boston cruised to a 7-0 victory to draw first blood in the set. Will the Red Sox leave town with momentum or can the Athletics take a little wind from their sails with a win here? This article was published prior to the conclusion of the middle game of the set at Sutter Health Park Tuesday night. Read more about this Red Sox vs. Athletics prediction! Don’t go down on strikes! Increase your bankroll with our MLB Betting Picks!
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Red Sox Looking to Maintain Playoff Position
Boston won their second straight game as it blanked the Athletics in the opening game of this series on Monday night. The Red Sox entered Tuesday night 80-65 on the season and stood third in the AL East, three games behind the Blue Jays for the top spot. They held the second wild card spot in the AL playoff picture and stood five games clear of the Rangers to remain in the playoff picture. Against the Athletics on Monday, Boston finished with 12 hits as Jarren Duran (run, RBI), Alex Bregman (run, RBI), Trevor Story (two runs, RBI), Carlos Narvaez (run, RBI) and Masataka Yoshida (run, RBI) each recorded a pair. Story (his 24th) and Narvaez (his 13th) each homered in the victory for the Red Sox. Garrett Crochet (15-5) earned the win as he threw seven scoreless frames, allowing three hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts.
Payton Tolle is on the mound for his third start of the season for the Red Sox in this contest. He is 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA, a 1.68 WHIP, six walks and 10 strikeouts over 8.1 innings of work this season. Tolle took the loss in his last start, which came on the road against the Diamondbacks Friday night. He threw three innings, allowing five runs on five hits with four walks and two strikeouts in a 10-5 Boston loss. In his third career major league start, Tolle pitches against the Athletics for the first time here. As a result, this marks his first career outing at Sutter Health Park. Tolle was 3-5 with one save, a 3.04 ERA, a 0.993 WHIP, 23 walks and 133 strikeouts over 91.2 innings between Single-A Greenville of the South Atlantic League, Double-A Portland of the Eastern League and Triple-A Worcester of the International League.
Athletics Playing Out the String
In the opening game of the series Monday night, the Athletics were unable to generate any offense as they fell for the seventh time in 10 games. They entered Tuesday 66-79 and in the basement of the AL West, 12.5 games behind the Astros for the top spot. The Athletics were 10.5 games behind the Mariners for the final AL wild card spot. Against Boston on Monday, the Athletics finished with three hits as no player finished with more than one. They were zero for two with runners in scoring position and left three runners on base in the game. Luis Morales (3-1) took the loss as he allowed five runs on seven hits with one walk and two strikeouts over 4.2 innings of work.
Mason Barnett is on the bump for the Athletics as he makes his third start of the season here. He is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA, a 1.778 WHIP, five walks and nine strikeouts over nine innings of work on the year. Barnett earned the win in his last start, which came against the Angels on the road Friday night. He threw five innings, allowing four runs on three hits with five walks and eight strikeouts in a 10-4 Athletics win. Barnett, in his third career major league start, pitches against the Red Sox for the first time here. He took the loss in his lone home start, which came on August 30 against the Rangers. In that outing, he threw four innings, allowing five runs on eight hits with no walks and one strikeout in a 9-3 Athletics loss. On the season, Barnett was 6-2 with a 6.13 ERA, a 1.597 WHIP, 65 walks and 124 strikeouts over 119 innings of work in 25 appearances, 23 starts, at Triple-A Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast League.
Red Sox vs. Athletics Pick
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| 1 |  Rob Vinciletti | +1,570.00 |
| 2 |  Dan Kaiser | +1,223.00 |
| 3 |  Ross Benjamin | +1,000.00 |
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| 5 |  David Hess | +706.00 |
Moneyline Pick for Red Sox vs. Athletics
- Red Sox (4 units)
Both teams are throwing rookie arms, making their third big league start in this contest here. Boston is still in the wild card picture and trying to displace the Yankees for home-field advantage in what will be the opening round of the AL playoffs. Meanwhile, the Athletics are going to end up missing the postseason, but they have improved this season. Barnett has an ERA over six in the minors this season, which is twice the mark that Tolle had in the minors before being called up by Boston. The Red Sox have the bats and they have a pretty solid relief corps to lean on as well. Take Boston in the series finale.
Over/Under Pick for Red Sox vs. Athletics
- Over (5 units)
Boston went into Tuesday having seen the over post a 71-71-3 mark in their 145 games this season. The Red Sox are tied for 5th in the majors in runs per game with 4.91 on the season and they have an average total of 9.12 runs per contest. On the road, Boston averages 4.78 runs per game and has an average total of 9.07 runs per game away from Fenway Park. For the year, the Athletics have seen the over post a 73-66-6 mark on the year heading into Tuesday’s action. The Athletics are 12th in the majors with 4.56 runs per game and that number slips to 4.54 runs per game at Sutter Health Park. They have an average total of 9.69 runs per game but that number climbs to 10.23 runs per game at home. With a hitter-friendly venue and a pair of rookie arms with bad metrics, take the over here.
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