At Fenway Park on Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox (30-30) open a two-Game series versus the Atlanta Braves (33-24), at 7:10 PM ET.
The Braves are favored (-170 moneyline odds) when they visit the Red Sox (+142). The Atlanta Braves will hand the ball to Max Fried (5-2, 2.97 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the Red Sox will turn to Kutter Crawford (2-4, 3.29 ERA).
The Braves won their last game against the Athletics on Tuesday by a 3-1 score. Marcell Ozuna went 1-for-3 with a double to lead them offensively. Dylan Lee picked up the win on the strength of one inning, giving up one earned run on one hit while striking out two.
Tuesday, the Red Sox lost to the Tigers 8-4. Cam Booser was the losing pitcher after throwing one inning, giving up three earned runs on four hits. Rafael Devers led the Red Sox’s offense, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and two RBI.
Here is what you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Braves vs. Red Sox contest, including viewing options.
Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:16 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Braves (-170, bet $170 to win $100)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+142, bet $100 to win $142)
- Over/under: 8
Braves vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch Here!)
Braves stats and trends
Braves betting records
- This season, the Braves have been favored 53 times and won 32, or 60.4%, of those games.
- This season Atlanta has won 20 of its 30 games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -170 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Braves have a 63% chance to win.
- Atlanta and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 20 of 57 opportunities.
- The Braves are 27-29-0 against the spread this season.
Max Fried (Braves probable starter)
- Fried (5-2) gets the starting nod for the Braves in his 12th start of the season. He has a 2.97 ERA in 66 2/3 innings pitched, with 54 strikeouts.
- In his last outing on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, the left-hander threw eight scoreless innings while surrendering seven hits.
- The 30-year-old has an ERA of 2.97, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in 11 games this season. Opponents have a .205 batting average against him.
- Fried is looking to claim his third straight quality start in this matchup.
- Fried will aim to pitch five or more innings for his third straight start. He’s averaging six innings per outing.
- In four of his 11 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .243 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 497 total hits and 12th in MLB play with 261 runs scored. It has the ninth-ranked slugging percentage (.403) and ranks 13th in home runs (63) in all of MLB.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 30-year-old’s 2.97 ERA ranks 18th, 1.050 WHIP ranks 21st, and 7.3 K/9 ranks 57th.
Braves batting stats
- The Braves’ 59 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 182 extra-base hits, Atlanta ranks eighth in MLB with a .408 slugging percentage this season.
- The Braves rank eighth in MLB with a .250 team batting average.
- Atlanta has scored 257 runs (4.5 per game) this season, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Braves have an OBP of .317 this season, which ranks seventh in MLB.
- Atlanta ranks 14th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.7 whiffs per contest.
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have won in 15, or 50%, of the 30 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs this year.
- Boston has a mark of 2-4 in contests where sportsbooks favor it by +142 or worse on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 41.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- Boston’s games have gone over the total in 25 of its 60 opportunities.
- The Red Sox have posted a record of 26-34-0 against the spread this season.
Kutter Crawford (Red Sox probable starter)
- Crawford gets the start for the Red Sox, his 13th of the season. He is 2-4 with a 3.29 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 68 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he went six innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up four hits.
- In 12 games this season, the 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.29, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .230 against him.
- Crawford has five quality starts under his belt this year.
- Crawford enters the game with 10 outings of five or more innings pitched this year.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 12 outings this season.
- He will take the hill against a Braves squad that is hitting .250 as a unit (eighth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .408 (eighth in the league) with 59 total home runs (16th in MLB action).
- Crawford has thrown six innings, giving up two earned runs on five hits while striking out six against the Braves this season.
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old ranks 30th in ERA (3.29), 44th in WHIP (1.185), and 31st in K/9 (8.7).
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox rank 13th in MLB action with 63 total home runs.
- So far this season, Boston is ninth in the majors, slugging .403.
- The Red Sox have the 12th-ranked batting average in the majors (.243).
- Boston scores the 12th-most runs in baseball (261 total, 4.4 per game).
- The Red Sox’s .312 on-base percentage is 12th in MLB.
