At Coors Field on Monday, the Colorado Rockies (36-64) open a three-Game series against the Boston Red Sox (53-45), at 8:40 PM ET.
The Red Sox are favored (-182 moneyline odds) when they visit the Rockies (+152). The Red Sox will give the ball to Tanner Houck (8-6) against the Rockies and Austin Gomber (2-6).
The Red Sox’s matchup yesterday versus the Dodgers resulted in a 9-6 loss. Jarren Duran went 2-for-5 with a double, a home run and four RBI in the defeat, while Kutter Crawford threw five innings, giving up six earned runs on seven hits while striking out two en route to taking the loss.
The Rockies were handed a 3-2 loss to the Giants yesterday. Brendan Rodgers (1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI) led the way offensively, while Ryan Feltner got the loss on the mound after going seven innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out six.
Before watching this Red Sox vs. Rockies matchup, here is what you need to know about Monday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Boston Red Sox vs. Colorado Rockies odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Red Sox (-182, bet $182 to win $100)
- Underdog: Rockies (+152, bet $100 to win $152)
- Over/under: 10.5
Red Sox vs. Rockies: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Monday, July 22, 2024
- Game Time: 8:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Coors Field
- TV Channel: Rockies
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Red Sox stats and trends
Red Sox betting records
- The Red Sox have been favorites in 49 games this season and won 29 (59.2%) of those contests.
- Boston has entered six games this season favored by -182 or more and is 3-3 in those contests.
- The Red Sox have a 64.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 47 of 98 chances this season.
- The Red Sox are 45-53-0 against the spread in their 98 chances this season.
Tanner Houck (Red Sox probable starter)
- Houck (8-6) gets the starting nod for the Red Sox in his 20th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.54 ERA in 117 2/3 innings pitched, with 112 strikeouts.
- In his last time out on Thursday, July 11 against the Oakland Athletics, the right-hander went six scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.
- The 28-year-old has an ERA of 2.54, with 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opponents are hitting .215 against him.
- Houck enters this matchup with 14 quality starts under his belt this season.
- Houck will try to collect his 18th outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 6.2 innings per appearance.
- In five of his 19 total appearances this season he has not given up an earned run.
- He will face a Rockies offense that is batting .243 as a unit (14th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .399 (14th in MLB) with 109 total home runs (14th in MLB).
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 28-year-old ranks fourth in ERA (2.54), 12th in WHIP (1.034), and 31st in K/9 (8.6).
Red Sox batting stats
- The Red Sox’s 116 home runs rank eighth in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for Boston rank fourth in the majors with a combined .426 team slugging percentage.
- The Red Sox have a team batting average of .255 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
- Boston ranks 11th in the majors with 459 total runs scored this season.
- The Red Sox are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking sixth with an OBP of .323.
- Boston ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.7 whiffs per contest.
Rockies stats and trends
Rockies betting records
- The Rockies have been victorious in 36, or 36%, of the 100 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Colorado has been victorious 18 times in 50 chances when named as an underdog of at least +152 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Rockies have a 39.7% chance of pulling out a win.
- Colorado’s games have gone over the total in 51 of its 100 opportunities.
- The Rockies have an against the spread mark of 48-51-0 in 99 games with a line this season.
Austin Gomber (Rockies probable starter)
- Gomber (2-6) takes the mound first for the Rockies in his 19th start of the season. He has a 4.61 ERA in 99 2/3 innings pitched, with 67 strikeouts.
- His last appearance came on Thursday, July 11 against the Cincinnati Reds, when the left-hander threw five innings, surrendering four earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 30-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.61, with 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 games this season. Opponents are batting .269 against him.
- Gomber heads into this game with six quality starts under his belt this year.
- Gomber will try to pitch five or more innings for his sixth straight start. He’s averaging 5.5 frames per outing.
- He has had two appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- The opposing Red Sox offense has a collective .255 batting average, and is sixth in the league with 861 total hits and 11th in MLB play with 459 runs scored. They have the fourth-ranked slugging percentage (.426) and are eighth in all of MLB with 116 home runs.
Rockies batting stats
- The Rockies rank 14th in MLB play with 109 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
- This season, Colorado’s .399 slugging percentage is 14th in baseball.
- The Rockies rank 14th in MLB with a .243 batting average.
- The offense for Colorado is the No. 21 offense in the majors, scoring 4.2 runs per game (416 total runs).
- The Rockies rank 21st in the majors with an on-base percentage of .306.
