At Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox (63-56) face the Baltimore Orioles (71-50), fellow members of the AL East, at 6:35 p.m. ET.
The Orioles are favored (-152 moneyline odds) when they square off against the Red Sox (+127). The Orioles will give the ball to Zach Eflin (8-7) versus the Red Sox and Nick Pivetta (5-7).
The Orioles won their most recent Game against the Nationals yesterday by a 4-1 score. Gunnar Henderson went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI to lead them offensively. Dean Kremer picked up the win on the strength of six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out three.
The Red Sox lost to the Rangers yesterday, with Zack Kelly registering the loss while throwing one inning, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out one. Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-4 with a double to lead the Red Sox’s offense.
Prepare for the Orioles vs. Red Sox with what you need to know ahead of Thursday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:16 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Orioles (-152, bet $152 to win $100)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+127, bet $100 to win $127)
- Over/under: 8.5
Orioles vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Thursday, August 15, 2024
- Game Time: 6:35 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
- TV Channel: NESN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Orioles stats and trends
Orioles betting records
- The Orioles have been favorites in 94 games this season and won 56 (59.6%) of those contests.
- Baltimore has a record of 28-19, a 59.6% win rate, when favored by -152 or more by oddsmakers this season.
- The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 60.3% chance of a victory for the Orioles.
- Baltimore and its opponents have hit the over in 67 of its 120 games with a total this season.
- The Orioles are 63-57-0 ATS in their 120 games with a spread this season.
Zach Eflin (Orioles probable starter)
- Eflin makes the start for the Orioles, his 23rd of the season. He is 8-7 with a 3.83 ERA and 104 strikeouts through 129 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 30-year-old has amassed a 3.83 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .259 to opposing batters.
- Eflin is trying to record his fourth quality start in a row in this game.
- Eflin will try to prolong a 12-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 frames per appearance).
- He has had four appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He meets a Red Sox offense that ranks fifth in the league with 594 runs while batting .261 as a unit. It has a collective .440 slugging percentage (third in MLB action) and has hit a total of 148 home runs (seventh in MLB).
- In five innings over one appearance against the Red Sox this season, Eflin has a 5.40 ERA and a 1.200 WHIP while his opponents are batting .300.
- The 30-year-old ranks 34th in ERA (3.83), 25th in WHIP (1.152), and 49th in K/9 (7.2) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
Orioles batting stats
- The Orioles lead Major League Baseball in home runs with 186.
- Hitters for Baltimore lead the majors with a combined .451 team slugging percentage.
- The Orioles rank fifth in MLB with a .256 team batting average.
- Baltimore has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 610.
- The Orioles have an on-base percentage of .319 this season, which ranks 11th in the league.
- Baltimore ranks 11th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.2 whiffs per contest.
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have come away with 30 wins in the 58 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This year, Boston has won six of 16 games when listed as at least +127 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 44.1% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Contests with Boston has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 64 of 119 chances this season.
- The Red Sox are 54-65-0 against the spread in their 119 games that had a posted line this season.
Nick Pivetta (Red Sox probable starter)
- Pivetta gets the start for the Red Sox, his 19th of the season. He is 5-7 with a 4.44 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 95 1/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Sunday, Aug. 4 against the Texas Rangers, the right-hander went 4 2/3 innings, giving up two earned runs while surrendering two hits.
- The 31-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.44, with 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .235 batting average against him.
- Pivetta enters this game with seven quality starts under his belt this year.
- Pivetta will look to secure his 12th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He averages 5.3 innings per appearance.
- In four of his 18 total appearances this season he has not surrendered an earned run.
- He will face an Orioles team that is hitting .256 as a unit (fifth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .451 (first in the league) with 186 total home runs (first in MLB action).
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox average 1.2 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB action with 148 total home runs.
- This season, Boston ranks third in the majors, slugging .440.
- The Red Sox rank second in the majors with a .261 batting average.
- The offense for Boston is No. 5 in baseball, scoring 5.0 runs per game (594 total runs).
- The Red Sox rank fifth in the majors with an on-base percentage of .328.
