The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers will start a three game series on Friday. The Boston Red Sox are coming off a walk off win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. The Red Sox are now 57-50 on the season, which is third in the American League East.
For the Texas Rangers, they are 52-57. After winning the first game of the series, the Rangers fell in back to back games on the road in St. Louis. The Rangers are third in the American League West behind Seattle and Houston.
The Boston Red Sox are -124 over the Rangers in this game. The total is listed at 8.5 runs.
Red Sox Looking to Find New Hot Streak
Kutter Crawford is projected to get the start for Boston. Crawford is 6-8 on the season with a 3.61 earned run average. The right hander has thrown 122.1 innings this season, and struck out 117 batters, while walking 29. In his last start, he went 4.2 innings, and allowed 8 hits to the Yankees.
Boston scored 23 runs in the three game series against Seattle. On the season the Mariners are scoring 4.9 runs per game, which is fourth in all of Major League Baseball. The Red Sox are hitting .260 as a team, and have clubbed 131 home runs, which is 8th in all baseball.
The Red Sox are led by Rafael Devers, who is hitting .306 on the season. Connor Wong is just shy of .300, with a .296 average. Devers is the top home run hitter for Boston, with 24, while Tyler O’Neill has crushed 22 on the season. Jarren Duran is one of the tops in all of baseball with 33 doubles.
Rangers need to find 2023 groove
Texas has dropped five out of six games, and allowed six runs or more in each of those five losses. The Rangers are not keeping up offensively, as they are scoring 4.2 runs per game. The Rangers are hitting .239 on the season, and have hit 113 homeruns in 2024.
The Rangers are led by Adolis Garcia and Corey Seager. Seager leads the offense with 19 home runs, while Garcia is sitting on 18. Texas will host the Houston Astros to start next week, and then head out on the road to take on the New York Yankees.
Texas will remain at home for a three game series starting next week against divisional rival Houston Astros. On Friday next week, the Rangers will head to Yankee Stadium to take on the Yankees.
Red Sox keep Rangers struggles going
The Boston Red Sox are a team that can hit the baseball, and hit it hard at times. The Red Sox are a very hot and cold offensive team. We like their chances in this game. The Red Sox are going to win this game at home over the Texas Rangers. The final bet for this game on Friday is the Boston Red Sox -124 over the Texas Rangers. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
