The Boston Red Sox are on the road at the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. This is the first game of a three game series between two historical franchises. The Boston Red Sox are 53-42 on the season, which is third in the American League East. Boston won their final two games of the first half over Kansas City. The Red Sox have won 7 out of their last 10 games.
For the Los Angeles Dodgers, they are 56-41 on the season. The Dodgers are leading the National League West. Los Angeles has struggled as of late. The Dodgers have dropped 7 out of their last 10 games. The Tigers beat the Dodgers in both the final two games of the first half.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are -145 over the Boston Red Sox in this game.
Dodgers Looking to Start Second Half Strong
The Los Angeles Dodgers come into the second half scoring 4.9 runs per game. The Dodgers are hitting .254 on the season. Los Angeles has been a strong power hitting team, as they have 129 homeruns. That is only behind the Orioles and Yankees in Major League Baseball.
The top threats for the Dodgers are of course Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez. Ohtani, who hit a homerun in the All Star Game, is hitting .316 on the season, with 29 homeruns. Hernandez was the homerun derby winner at the break, and has 19 on the season. Freeman leads the team with 25 doubles.
Gavin Stone will make his 18th start of the season for the Dodgers. He is 9-3 on the season with a 3.26 earned run average. Stone has struck out 76 batters in 96.2 innings this season.
Surprise Surprise for Boston
Boston has been one of the biggest surprises in all of Major League Baseball. The Red Sox started slow, but have now gone to 11 over .500. Boston is scoring 4.7 runs per game. The Red Sox batting average as a team is at .255, and they have 112 homeruns on the season. All of those are in the upper half of Major League Baseball.
The Red Sox have All Star Game news as well. Jarren Duran hit a game winning homerun in the game, and was named the Most Valuable Player of the game. He is hitting .284 on the season, and has 10 homeruns and 41 runs batted in this season. Rafael Devers leads all Red Sox with 23 homeruns.
Nick Pivetta is projected to get the start for the Boston Red Sox in this game. He is 4-6 on the season with an ERA of 4.18. He has thrown 75.1 innings this season, and struck out 88 batters, while walking 19.
Dodgers Top Red Sox
We like the Dodgers at home here. Los Angeles knows they need to get back on track and start playing better baseball in the second half of the season. The Dodgers are a little beat up, but in the end, still have plenty of bats. Our final bet for this game is the Los Angeles Dodgers -145 over the Boston Red Sox. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
