The Boston Red Sox (70-70) will host the Chicago White Sox (32-109), Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, in the first game of a three-game series.

The White Sox (+223 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Red Sox (-272). The Boston Red Sox will give the start to Nick Pivetta (5-10, 4.53 ERA), who is looking for win No. 6 on the season, and the White Sox will turn to Davis Martin (0-3, 3.62 ERA).

Wednesday, the White Sox took down the Orioles 8-1. Jonathan Cannon was the winning pitcher after throwing 5 2/3 innings, giving up one earned run on five hits while striking out four. Nicky Lopez paced the White Sox’s offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and an RBI.

Here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s Red Sox vs. White Sox game, including viewing options.

Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago White Sox 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 (-272, bet $272 to win $100)
  • Underdog: White Sox (+223, bet $100 to win $223)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Red Sox vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Friday, September 6, 2024
  • Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
  • Stadium: Fenway Park
  • TV Channel: NESN
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Red Sox stats and trends

Red Sox betting records

  • This season, the Red Sox have won 36 out of the 68 games, or 52.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • Boston has not entered a game this season with shorter moneyline odds than -272.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Red Sox, based on the moneyline, is 73.1%.
  • Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 73 of 138 chances this season.
  • The Red Sox are 61-77-0 ATS in their 138 games with a spread this season.

Nick Pivetta (Red Sox probable starter)

  • Pivetta makes the start for the Red Sox, his 22nd of the season. He is 5-10 with a 4.53 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 117 1/3 innings pitched.
  • The righty’s most recent time out was on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when he threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing six hits.
  • In 22 games this season, the 31-year-old has an ERA of 4.53, with 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .234 against him.
  • Pivetta has eight quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Pivetta will try to build on a five-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.3 innings per appearance).
  • He has had four appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • He will match up with a White Sox team that is hitting .220 as a unit (29th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .340 (30th in MLB) with 112 total home runs (30th in MLB).

Red Sox batting stats

  • The Red Sox’s 172 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
  • Hitters for Boston rank fifth in the majors with a combined .430 team slugging percentage.
  • The Red Sox rank fifth in MLB with a .256 team batting average.
  • Boston ranks 11th in the majors with 664 total runs scored this season.
  • The Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .321 this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
  • Boston ranks just 28th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.

White Sox stats and trends

White Sox betting records

  • The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 133 games this year and have walked away with the win 28 times (21.1%) in those games.
  • This season, Chicago has been victorious three times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +223 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 31% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
  • Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 61 of its 140 opportunities.
  • The White Sox have an against the spread mark of 56-83-0 in 139 games with a line this season.

Davis Martin (White Sox probable starter)

  • Martin gets the start for the White Sox, his seventh of the season. He is 0-3 with a 3.62 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 32 1/3 innings pitched.
  • The righty last pitched on Saturday against the New York Mets, when he went five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
  • The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.62, with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings in seven games this season. Opponents are hitting .246 against him.
  • Martin is trying to pick up his second quality start of the year in this outing.
  • Martin will try to build upon a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.6 innings per outing).
  • In one of his seven total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
  • He will take the hill against a Red Sox offense that is hitting .256 as a unit (fifth in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .430 (fifth in the league) with 172 total home runs (eighth in MLB play).

White Sox batting stats

  • The White Sox are last in MLB play with 112 home runs.
  • So far this year, Chicago is slugging .340, the lowest percentage in baseball.
  • The White Sox rank 29th in the majors with a .220 batting average.
  • Chicago is the lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.1 runs per game (431 total).
  • The White Sox rank last in the majors with a .278 on-base percentage.
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