On Sunday, the Boston Red Sox (65-57) are visiting the Baltimore Orioles (72-52), at 1:35 p.m. ET, in the final Game of a four-Game series.
The Red Sox are an underdog (+120 on the moneyline) when they square off against the Orioles (-142). The Orioles will start Albert Suarez (5-4) versus the Red Sox and Kutter Crawford (8-9).
These squads meet again after the Red Sox’s 5-1 victory over the Orioles yesterday. Brayan Bello (6.0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 6 K) earned the win for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Cade Povich (6.1 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 6 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Orioles.
Ahead of watching this Orioles vs. Red Sox matchup, here’s everything you need to know about Sunday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Orioles (-142, bet $142 to win $100)
- Underdog: Red Sox (+120, bet $100 to win $120)
- Over/under: 9
Orioles vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, August 18, 2024
- Game Time: 1:35 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 96 games this season and won 57 (59.4%) of those contests.
- This season Baltimore has won 32 of its 57 games, or 56.1%, when favored by at least -142 on the moneyline.
- Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Orioles have a 58.7% chance to win.
- Games involving Baltimore have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 68 of 122 chances this season.
- The Orioles are 64-58-0 ATS in their 122 games with a spread this season.
Albert Suarez (Orioles probable starter)
- Suarez (5-4 with a 3.39 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 90 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Orioles, his 17th of the season.
- In his last appearance on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the right-hander tossed 6 2/3 scoreless innings while surrendering four hits.
- In 24 games this season, the 34-year-old has put up a 3.39 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .247 to his opponents.
- Suarez heads into this outing with three quality starts under his belt this season.
- Suarez will aim to last five or more innings for his third straight appearance. He’s averaging 3.8 frames per outing.
- He is looking to keep a streak of two games without surrendering an earned run intact.
- The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .262 batting average, and is second in the league with 1116 total hits and fourth in MLB action with 612 runs scored. It has the second-ranked slugging percentage (.441) and ranks sixth in home runs (154) in all of MLB.
Orioles batting stats
- No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Orioles, who have connected on 190 this season.
- Hitters for Baltimore lead the majors with a combined .452 team slugging percentage.
- The Orioles rank sixth in MLB with a .257 team batting average.
- Baltimore has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 626.
- The Orioles have an OBP of .320 this season, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- Baltimore is ranked 12th in strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have been victorious in 31, or 51.7%, of the 60 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Boston has come away with a win eight times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +120 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 45.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
- Boston’s games have gone over the total in 65 of its 121 opportunities.
- The Red Sox are 55-66-0 against the spread in their 121 games that had a posted line this season.
Kutter Crawford (Red Sox probable starter)
- Crawford gets the start for the Red Sox, his 25th of the season. He is 8-9 with a 4.21 ERA and 129 strikeouts in 136 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his most recent appearance on Tuesday, the right-hander tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing four earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- The 28-year-old has put together a 4.21 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 24 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .226 to his opponents.
- Crawford has 11 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Crawford is trying to pick up his 21st start of five or more innings this year in this game.
- He has made five appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- The opposing Orioles offense has the best slugging percentage (.452) and ranks first in home runs hit (190) in all of MLB. They have a collective .257 batting average, and are third in the league with 1100 total hits and third in MLB action scoring 626 runs.
- Head-to-head against the Orioles this season, Crawford has thrown 11 innings, giving up five earned runs on six hits while striking out 11.
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old’s 4.21 ERA ranks 47th, 1.112 WHIP ranks 20th, and 8.5 K/9 ranks 31st.
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox rank sixth in MLB action with 154 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
- So far this season, Boston’s .441 slugging percentage ranks second-best in baseball.
- The Red Sox have the second-best batting average in the league (.262).
- The offense for Boston is No. 4 in the majors, scoring five runs per game (612 total runs).
- The Red Sox rank fifth in baseball with an on-base percentage of .328.