The Boston Red Sox (67-59) will host the Arizona Diamondbacks (72-56), Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, in the first Game of a three-Game series.
The Red Sox are a home favorite (-136) against the Diamondbacks (+115). The Boston Red Sox will give the start to Brayan Bello (11-5, 4.80 ERA), who is looking for win No. 12 on the season, and the Diamondbacks will counter with Ryne Nelson (8-6, 4.35 ERA).
The Red Sox won 4-1 over the Astros Wednesday in their last game. Ceddanne Rafaela went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI to lead them offensively while Josh Winckowski was earned the victory after throwing one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit.
The Diamondbacks took down the Marlins 10-8 Wednesday. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. led the way offensively after going 2-for-2 with a double and four RBI, and Dylan Floro got the win, pitching 1/3 of an inning without giving up a hit or an earned run.
Prepare for the Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks with everything you need to know ahead of Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Arizona Diamondbacks odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 3:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Red Sox (-136, bet $136 to win $100)
- Underdog: Diamondbacks (+115, bet $100 to win $115)
- Over/under: 9.5
Red Sox vs. Diamondbacks: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, August 23, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: Diamondbacks
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- This season, the Red Sox have been favored 59 times and won 33, or 55.9%, of those games.
- Boston has entered 30 games this season favored by -136 or more and is 20-10 in those contests.
- The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 57.6% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
- Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 67 of 125 chances this season.
- The Red Sox are 57-68-0 against the spread in their 125 chances this season.
Brayan Bello (Red Sox probable starter)
- Bello makes the start for the Red Sox, his 24th of the season. He is 11-5 with a 4.80 ERA and 120 strikeouts through 123 2/3 innings pitched.
- His last appearance was on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when the right-hander threw six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing two hits.
- The 25-year-old has put together a 4.80 ERA and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings across 23 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .263 to his opponents.
- Bello is looking for his third quality start in a row.
- Bello will look to build on a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.4 innings per appearance).
- In one of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
- The opposing Diamondbacks offense has a collective .260 batting average, and is fourth in the league with 1132 total hits and first in MLB play with 678 runs scored. It has the fifth-ranked slugging percentage (.432) and ranks seventh in home runs (157) in all of MLB.
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox rank sixth in Major League Baseball with 160 home runs.
- Hitters for Boston have a combined .440 slugging percentage this season, which ranks second in MLB.
- The Red Sox’s .261 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking second in MLB.
- Boston has scored 628 runs this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
- The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking fifth with an OBP of .328.
- Boston is one of the least-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking 28th with an average of 9.7 strikeouts per game.
Diamondbacks stats and trends
Diamondbacks betting records
- The Diamondbacks have been chosen as underdogs in 61 games this year and have walked away with the win 29 times (47.5%) in those games.
- This season, Arizona has come away with a win 12 times in 26 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 46.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Contests with Arizona has gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 71 of 128 chances this season.
- The Diamondbacks have an against the spread mark of 65-62-0 in 127 games with a line this season.
Ryne Nelson (Diamondbacks probable starter)
- Nelson makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his 22nd of the season. He is 8-6 with a 4.35 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 124 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out was on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when the righty went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.35, with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season. Opponents are batting .271 against him.
- Nelson is trying to prolong a second-game quality start streak in this outing.
- Nelson is seeking his 10th straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.4 frames per start.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in three of his 23 outings this season.
- He will take the mound against a Red Sox squad that is hitting .261 as a unit (second in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .440 (second in the league) with 160 total home runs (sixth in MLB action).
Diamondbacks batting stats
- The Diamondbacks are seventh in baseball with 157 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- This season, Arizona ranks fifth in the majors with a .432 slugging percentage.
- The Diamondbacks rank fourth in the majors with a .260 batting average.
- Arizona is the top-scoring team in the majors, averaging 5.3 runs per game (678 total).
- The Diamondbacks rank second in baseball with an on-base percentage of .333.
